ReviewJournal of optometry
Intraocular pressure and glaucoma: Is physical exercise beneficial or a risk?
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review on the impact of exercise on intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients.International ophthalmology · 2024Pooled it
- Modifiable factors in the management of glaucoma: a systematic review of current evidence.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2017Pooled it
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- What Do Infrequent Goldmann Applanation Tonometry Measurements Reveal About Intraocular Pressure Profiles After Nonpenetrating Glaucoma Surgery?Translational vision science & technology · 2026Article
- Acute intraocular pressure changes during isometric exercise in glaucoma patients: the influence of exercise and intensity.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2026Article
- Association Between Intraocular Pressure Changes and Optic Nerve Head and Macular Perfusion Parameters During Isometric Exercise: OCTA Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Association of intraocular pressure with ocular parameters in 14-18-year-old Chinese junior high students: the Anyang Childhood Eye Study.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Associations Between Physical Activity and Glaucoma: Analysis of the National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program.Journal of glaucoma · 2026Article
- Acute intraocular pressure responses changes during dynamic resistance training in primary open-angle glaucoma patients and age-matched controls.Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie · 2025Article
- The impact of different forms of exercise on intraocular pressure, blood flow, and the risk for primary open angle glaucoma.European journal of ophthalmology · 2025Review
- Exploring the Association Between Physical Activity, Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy, Perceived Self-Burden, and Social Isolation Among Older Adults in China.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Evaluating the impact of caloric restriction, body mass index and exercise on primary open-angle glaucoma: A review.European journal of ophthalmology · 2025Review
- Lifestyle Modify Optic Nerve Injury in Mendelian Randomization.Genetics research · 2025Article
- Adult male-specific inverse association between dry eye disease and intraocular pressure: KNHANES 2010-2012.PloS one · 2025Article
- Migraine headache and other risk factors associated with glaucoma among the adult population living in Armenia: a case-control study.International ophthalmology · 2024Article
- Effect of Different Postures on Intraocular Pressure in Open-Angle Glaucoma.Ophthalmology and therapy · 2024Article
- Effects and potential mechanisms of exercise and physical activity on eye health and ocular diseases.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Review
- Availability of Physical Activity Tracking Data from Wearable Devices for Glaucoma Patients.Information (Basel) · 2023Article
- Effects of squatting with elastic bands or conventional resistance-training equipment at different effort levels in post-exercise intraocular pressure of healthy men.Biology of sport · 2022Article
- Effect of SCUBA Diving on Ophthalmic Parameters.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Intraocular pressure may become elevated with muscle exertion, changes in body position and increased respiratory volumes, especially when Valsalva manoeuver mechanisms are involved. All of these factors may be present during physical exercise, especially if hydration levels are increased. This review examines the evidence for intraocular pressure changes during and after physical exercise. Intraocular pressure elevation may result in a reduction in ocular perfusion pressure with the associated possibility of mechanical and/or ischaemic damage to the optic nerve head. A key consideration is the possibility that, rather than being beneficial for patients who are susceptible to glaucomatous pathology, any intraocular pressure elevation could be detrimental. Lower intraocular pressure after exercise may result from its elevation causing accelerated aqueous outflow during exercise. Also examined is the possibility that people who have lower frailty are more likely to exercise as well as less likely to have or develop glaucoma. Consequently, lower prevalence of glaucoma would be expected among people who exercise. The evidence base for this topic is deficient and would be greatly improved by the availability of tonometry assessment during dynamic exercise, more studies which control for hydration levels, and methods for assessing the potential general health benefits of exercise against any possibility of exacerbated glaucomatous pathology for individual patients who are susceptible to such changes.
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