Table 2 Tonometry and corneoscleral parameters after ocular massage.

From: Effect of digital ocular massage on intraocular pressure and Schlemm’s canal dimensions

 

Mean ± SD

Range

Immediate IOP (mmHg)

9.6 ± 2.2*

5.5 to 16.4

Change in IOP (mmHg)

−6.2 ± 1.9

−3.1 to −12.1

5-min IOP (mmHg)

11.6 (4.5)*

7.6 to 19.9

Change in IOP (mmHg)

−3.8 ± 2.0

1.0 to −9.0

SC area (μm2)

10,151.0 (6149.6)*

3897.6 to 24,897.5

Change in SC area (μm2)

1217.1 ± 4096.8

−8665.25 to 10,381.72

SC diameter (μm)

276.5 ± 68.7

102.5 to 431.3

TM width (μm)

733.5 ± 111.6

523.4 to 1020.8

TM thickness (μm)

144.6 ± 25.3*

100.87 to 219.3

Change in TM thickness (μm)

−4.3 (29.1)

−158.1 to 54.0

  1. Median (interquartile range) for data not normally distributed.
  2. SC Schlemm’s canal, TM trabecular meshwork.
  3. Difference from baseline: negative indicated measurement results small than baseline.
  4. *Significant difference compared with baseline.
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