Abnormal Systemic and Ocular Responses to the Valsalva Manoeuvre in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Case for Autonomic Failure?

Current medical science(2023)

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Objective This study aimed to examine the association of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) with autonomic dysfunction by assessing the differences in systemic and ocular responses to an autonomic provocation test, the Valsalva manoeuvre (VM), between POAG patients and normal subjects. Methods Forty POAG and forty control subjects were subjected to the VM. Systemic and ocular parameters were measured at baseline, phase 2, and phase 4 of the VM (VM2 and VM4), where VM2 and VM4 are sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous activation states, respectively. Heart rate variability was used to assess the autonomic nervous activity, among which the high-frequency component (HF) and the low-frequency (LF)/HF ratio were used as indices of parasympathetic and sympathetic activation, respectively. Results POAG patients demonstrated higher sympathetic activation (LF/HF ratio median: 2.17 vs. 1.53, P =0.000) than controls at baseline and exhibited attenuated sympathetic and parasympathetic responses (a smaller change in LF/HF and HF values) during the VM than controls. During VM, the intraocular pressure (IOP), mean blood pressure (MAP), mean ocular perfusion pressure (MOPP), and the Schlemm’s canal area (SCAR) increased from baseline to VM2 and then decreased from VM2 to VM4 in both the POAG and control groups (all P <0.05). However, when we compared the changes above, the fluctuations in IOP, MAP, and MOPP were more pronounced in POAG than in controls (all P <0.05), while the changes in amplitudes of SCAR were smaller in POAG ( P <0.05). Furthermore, from VM2 to VM4, the choroid thickness (ChT) in the POAG group was significantly decreased, while it was unchanged in normal subjects ( P =0.258). A regression analysis showed a significant correlation of the baseline LF/HF with IOP change values (ΔIOP) from baseline to VM2 in POAG ( R 2 =0.147, P =0.014). Conclusion Patients with POAG showed more pronounced fluctuations in IOP, MAP, MOPP and ChT during the VM than controls. These reactions could be associated with autonomic dysfunction in POAG.
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Schlemm’s canal,Valsalva manoeuvre,autonomic dysfunction,intraocular pressure,primary open-angle glaucoma
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