Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Participants.
Fig 1.
Posture-induced intraocular pressure (IOP) changes before and after ALT over a 3-month follow-up period.
Compare to baseline value, IOPs in each position were significantly decreased at every time point of the follow-up period (P < 0.001; repeated measures analysis of variance followed by Bonferroni post-hoc test). Compare to sitting position, the IOP in the supine position and dependent lateral decubitus position (DLDP) were significantly higher at every time point of the follow-up period (P < 0.001; paired t-test). Also, the IOP between supine position and DLDP during follow-up were significantly different (P < 0.001; paired t-test). Box plots illustrate the median (50th percentile) as a black center line and the edges of the box are the 25th and 75th percentiles. The whiskers extend to largest and smallest values within 1.5 interquartile range. *P < 0.05
Table 2.
Mean Percentage of Intraocular Pressure Reduction in the Different Body Position.
Table 3.
The Intraocular Pressure Differences Between Body Positions.