[Postmortem intraocular pressure values in children (0-3 years old) depending on time elapsed from the moment of death].

This article presents data on the analysis of intravital and postmortem intraocular pressure values in children aged 0 to 3 years. Intravital intraocular pressure values were analyzed according to medical records in 1 643 children, and the average values were calculated. The intravital intraocular pressure values in children aged 0 to 2 years were found to be 14±2 mm Hg, and in children aged 2 to 3 years, 15±3 mm Hg, with an error-free prediction probability of more than 95 %. Postmortem intraocular pressure values were determined in 12 960 measurements in 192 deceased patients with a time elapsed from the moment of death ranging from 1 to 12 hours. It was demonstrated that postmortem intraocular pressure values in the examination of deceased children aged 0 to 3 years can be used as an additional criterion in determining the time of death as a postmortem interval with a probability of error-free prediction not less than 95 % with the minimum range not less than 3 hours.