ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2021
Aerobic exercise reduces intraocular pressure and expands Schlemm's canal dimensions in healthy and primary open-angle glaucoma eyes.
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- Systematic review on the impact of exercise on intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients.International ophthalmology · 2024Pooled it
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- Role of lifestyle modifications in glaucoma: A systematic review.World journal of methodology · 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
- Intraocular pressure and ocular perfusion pressure responses during low-intensity endurance exercise in primary-open angle glaucoma patients versus age- and sex-matched controls: Influence of walking pace and external load.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2025Article
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- Evaluating the impact of caloric restriction, body mass index and exercise on primary open-angle glaucoma: A review.European journal of ophthalmology · 2025Review
- Swept-source optical coherence tomography assessment of Schlemm's canal after phacoemulsification with goniosynechialysis in Chinese patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- A potential compensatory mechanism for spaceflight associated neuro-ocular changes from microgravity: current understanding and future directions.Eye (London, England) · 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
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- The potential for mitochondrial therapeutics in the treatment of primary open-angle glaucoma: a review.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Review
- Association of Exercise Intensity with the Prevalence of Glaucoma and Intraocular Pressure in Men: A Study Based on the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Do Age and Sex Play a Role in the Intraocular Pressure Changes after Acrobatic Gymnastics?Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- From bench to behaviour: The role of lifestyle factors on intraocular pressure, neuroprotection, and disease progression in glaucoma.Clinical & experimental ophthalmologyReview
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Abstract
Purpose: Aerobic exercise (AE) has been reported to decrease intraocular pressure (IOP) in healthy subjects and there are concomitant morphological changes in the anterior segment of the eye including the Schlemm's canal (SC). However, its effects on IOP and SC morphology in glaucoma patients had not been studied before. We aim to investigate the effect of AE on the IOP and SC dimension in both healthy and primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) eyes. Methods: The area and diameter of SC and IOP were measured in 35 primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) patients (59 eyes) and 36 healthy subjects (72 eyes) before and after performing moderate intensity of AE by running on a treadmill for 30 min. SC was imaged by swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) for evaluation. Results: In comparison with baseline values, mean IOP decreased significantly following AE in both POAG and healthy eyes (both P < 0.001), in which POAG eyes showed a greater degree of reduction compared to healthy eyes (P = 0.002). In comparison with baseline values, in both POAG and healthy eyes, the average cross-sectional area (POAG: 80.48 +/- 59.54 vs. 99.20 +/- 54.87 pixels; healthy: 151.84 +/- 52.76 vs. 198.23 +/- 53.70 pixels; both P < 0.001) and diameter (POAG: 3.73 +/- 1.69 vs. 4.33 +/- 1.74 pixels; healthy: 5.61 +/- 1.02 vs. 6.47 +/- 1.20 pixels; both P < 0.001) of SC significantly increased after AE. In POAG, both treated and untreated with IOP-lowering medications, a significant reduction in mean IOP and increase in SC dimensions following AE were observed (all P < 0.05), and there were no significant differences of such measurements between the two subgroups (all P > 0.05). Conclusion: AE-induced reduction in IOP and an increase in SC dimensions in POAG eyes as in healthy eyes. Further studies to evaluate the long-term effect of AE on IOP control and SC morphology in POAG seem warranted.
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