Abstract
In measuring the retinal artery pressure, the following four items should be stressed.
1. Fluctuation in systemic blood pressure may be obsrved during measurement of the retinal artery prssure.
In correlating the systemic to the retinal artery pressure, values for systemic blood pressure should be compared with the retinal artery pressure measured simultaneously.
2. The difference in fluctuation of the systemic blood pressure during measurement of the retinal artery pressure was observed to be significant between the 3 groups of hypertensive patients. A-group: hypertensive patients with increased retinal artery pressure; B-grroup: well balanced hypertensive patients; C-group: hypertensive patients with decreased retinal artery pressure.
3. Difference in values of the retinal artery pressure may be observed for the varies of instrument used.
The type of instrument and the method of measurement was observed to exert some influence on the variations in the systemic blood pressure.
4. In measuring the retinal artery pressure, special attention should be given to the limitations of instrument employed.
