[Ophthalmotonus examination in children (4-17 years) to determine the time of death].

This article presents data on the analysis of intravital and postmortem intraocular pressure (IOP) values in children aged 4 to 17 years. Intravital ophthalmotonus values were analyzed according to medical records of 991 children; the mean value for the age of 4-17 years was determined as 19±3 mm Hg with a confidence level of more than 95%. Postmortem IOP values were studied in 158 deceased subjects (28.440 measures) with follow-up from 1 to 12 h after death. The relationship between postmortem IOP values and time in children aged 4 to 17 years is linear, allowing to calculation the time of death by mathematical modeling and determining the predicted time of death range with a probability of more than 95%. Postmortem IOP values in the examination of deceased children aged 4 to 17 years can be used as an additional criterion in determining the time of death as a postmortem interval with a confidence not less than 95% with the minimum range not less than 2 hours.