scholarly journals Development and Testing of a Mobile Phone App for Risk Estimation of Gas Volume Expansion and Intraocular Pressure Elevation in Patients With Intravitreous Gas or Air Tamponade: Interobserver Assessment Study

10.2196/14592 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. e14592
Author(s):  
Zhaotian Zhang ◽  
Fei Li ◽  
Haochuan Zhang ◽  
Zhipeng Miao ◽  
Yantao Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intraocular Pressure ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Volume Expansion ◽  
Risk Estimation ◽  
Pressure Elevation ◽  
Assessment Study ◽  
Intraocular Pressure Elevation ◽  
Air Tamponade ◽  
Gas Volume

scholarly journals Development and Testing of a Mobile Phone App for Risk Estimation of Gas Volume Expansion and Intraocular Pressure Elevation in Patients With Intravitreous Gas or Air Tamponade: Interobserver Assessment Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhaotian Zhang ◽  
Fei Li ◽  
Haochuan Zhang ◽  
Zhipeng Miao ◽  
Yantao Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intraocular Pressure ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Volume Expansion ◽  
Vision Loss ◽  
Risk Estimation ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Air Volume ◽  
Post Operation ◽  
Iop Elevation ◽  
Boyle’S Law

BACKGROUND Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) with intravitreous tamponade of gas or air has been widely used for a series of vitreoretinal diseases. It is estimated that 100,000 patients per year undergo PPV globally, and half of them were subsequently tamponaded with gas or air. According to Boyle’s law (P1V1=P2V2), patients with an intravitreous remnant of gas or air will be under high risk of intraocular pressure (IOP) elevation and subsequent vision loss owing to the expanded intravitreous gas or air when traveling post operation to a place with a significantly higher altitude. We always explain to patients why postoperative travel is potentially risky. Emergency cases of elevated IOP caused by postoperative traveling would sometimes come to surgeons. However, there have been few disease education or reference tools for both the surgeons and patients to have better communication. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to introduce and evaluate a mobile phone app developed by surgeons (the authors) for preliminary risk estimation of volume expansion and IOP elevation in patients with intravitreous gas or air when traveling to a place of higher altitude. METHODS The app was developed on the iOS and Android operating systems. Boyle’s law (P1V1=P2V2) was the theoretical basis of the app. Intravitreous gas or air volume and altitude values were independent factors to deduce the risk report. Consecutive patients underwent vitrectomy, and those with an intravitreous remnant of gas or air were recruited. The surgeons judged the vertical height of the fluid/gas interface through the dilated pupil; the patients were instructed to judge it according to their visual field when looking straight ahead and line it out on a chart included in the app. Finally, all the patients were required to fill a Likert scale–based questionnaire with 2 main items to evaluate the participants’ user experience and attitudes toward the app. RESULTS A total of 50 patients were included (30 males and 20 females). All patients could independently operate the app to complete the test. The median heights of the fluid/gas interface independently judged by the surgeon and patients were 40% (range: 10%-75%) and 41% (range: 9%-78%), respectively (P=.63). The median altitude of the participants’ destinations was 150.0 m (range: 0-3490 m). The Bland-Altman analysis revealed a good agreement between the surgeons’ and patients’ judgments (bias of −0.3%), with 95% limits of agreement of −5.8% to 5.3%. Overall, the Likert scale revealed a positive attitude from the patients toward the app. CONCLUSIONS The app is reliable for patients to have preliminary risk estimation of intravitreous gas or air volume expansion and IOP elevation if travel to a place of higher altitude is planned. The surgeons could also use it as a platform for better disease communication.

Rimexolone-induced intraocular pressure elevation

Eye ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 663-664
Author(s):  
S Cazabon ◽  
A J Morrell
Keyword(s):  
Intraocular Pressure ◽  
Pressure Elevation ◽  
Intraocular Pressure Elevation

scholarly journals The Impact of Intraocular Pressure Elevation on Optic Nerve Head and Choroidal Blood Flow

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (8) ◽  
pp. 3488 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naoki Kiyota ◽  
Yukihiro Shiga ◽  
Kohei Ichinohasama ◽  
Masayuki Yasuda ◽  
Naoko Aizawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Intraocular Pressure ◽  
Optic Nerve ◽  
Optic Nerve Head ◽  
Choroidal Blood Flow ◽  
Pressure Elevation ◽  
Intraocular Pressure Elevation ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Pigmented and albino rats differ in their responses to moderate, acute and reversible intraocular pressure elevation

2017 ◽  
Vol 134 (3) ◽  
pp. 205-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akshay Gurdita ◽  
Bingyao Tan ◽  
Karen M. Joos ◽  
Kostadinka Bizheva ◽  
Vivian Choh
Keyword(s):  
Intraocular Pressure ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Pressure Elevation ◽  
Intraocular Pressure Elevation

Heterozygous Meg2 Ablation Causes Intraocular Pressure Elevation and Progressive Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration

2018 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 4322-4345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Reinhard ◽  
Susanne Wiemann ◽  
Stephanie C. Joachim ◽  
Marina Palmhof ◽  
Julia Woestmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intraocular Pressure ◽  
Pressure Elevation ◽  
Intraocular Pressure Elevation
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