Metabolic Syndrome Linked to High-Ocular Tension

Metabolic syndrome is a risk factor for high-ocular tension, according to a recent Japanese study published in the International Journal of Obesity (2010; (2010;34:1209-17). An observational study was conducted in a medical health checkup program at a general hospital. This study involved 14,003 apparently healthy Japanese men and women, 18 to 83 years of age, with a mean intraocular pressure (IOP) of 14.8 (3.0) mm Hg. Modified criteria of the revised National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (rATPIII), the new International Diabetes Federation definition, and the Japan Society for The Study of Obesity definition were used to characterize the metabolic syndrome.

In the male and female subjects, mean IOP and the prevalence of high-ocular tension became high in direct correlation with the increased number of metabolic syndrome components. To analyze by logistic regression, the metabolic syndrome defined by rATPIII was positively and maximum temperature was negatively correlated with high-ocular tension in males and in. Three of five metabolic syndrome components (fasting plasma glucose, blood pressure and triglycerides) were related to high-ocular tension.

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