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ArticlePhysiological reports2021

Intraocular pressure during handgrip exercise: The effect of posture and hypercapnia in young males.

Tinkara Mlinar, Polona Jaki Mekjavic, Joshua T Royal, Tamara Valencic, Igor B Mekjavic

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Article in Physiological reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Tinkara MlinarDepartment of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-2545-2711
Polona Jaki MekjavicDepartment of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0003-1949-4525
Joshua T RoyalDepartment of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0002-6955-359X
Tamara ValencicDepartment of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Igor B MekjavicDepartment of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.ORCID 0000-0001-5930-2159
Jožef Stefan Institute · SISimon Fraser University · CAUniversity of Ljubljana · SI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeAs part of our investigations of intraocular pressure (IOP) as a potential contributing factor to the spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome using the 6° head-down tilt (6°HDT) bed rest experimental model, we compared the effect of rest and isometric exercise in prone and supine 6°HDT positions on IOP with that observed in the seated position.

methodsTen male volunteers (age = 22.5 ± 3.1 yrs) participated in six interventions. All trials comprised a 10-min rest period, a 3-min isometric handgrip exercise at 30% of participant's maximum, and a 10-min recovery period. The trials were conducted under normocapnic (NCAP) or hypercapnic (F

resultsIsometric exercise-induced elevations in HR and mean arterial blood pressure. IOP in the prone 6°HDT position was significantly higher (p < 0.001) compared to IOP in supine 6°HDT position and seated trials at all time points. IOP increased with exercise only in a seated HCAP trial (p = 0.042). No difference was observed between trials in NCAP and HCAP. IOP in the prone 6°HDT position was constantly elevated above 21 mmHg, the lower limit for clinical ocular hypertension.

conclusionsIOP in the prone 6°HDT position was similar to IOP reported in astronauts upon entering microgravity, potentially indicating that prone, rather than supine 6°HDT position might be a more suitable experimental analog for investigating the acute ocular changes that occur in microgravity.

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ExerciseHand StrengthIntraocular PressureProne PositionSupine PositionAdultBed RestHead-Down TiltHeart RateHumansHypercapniaMaleWeightlessness SimulationYoung Adulthead-down tiltintraocular pressurespaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndromevisual impairment

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