CIRCADIAN-RHYTHM OF INTRAOCULAR-PRESSURE

Although it is well known that intraocular pressure (IOP) in humans va ries throughout day and night, no consistent circadian pattern has bee n established. In laboratory rabbits, however, a consistent circadian rhythm of IOP has been confirmed and further characterized in recent y ears. The current knowledge about the nocturnal IOP elevation in rabbi ts is reviewed and the implications for the study of human circadian I OP pattern is discussed.