ArticleScientific reports2024
Effect of digital ocular massage on intraocular pressure and Schlemm's canal dimensions.
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- Effects of ptosis surgery on Schlemm canal and anterior chamber angle parameters assessed by anterior segment OCT.BMC ophthalmology · 2026Article
- Impact of Ocular Massage on Intraocular Pressure and Schlemm Canal Dimensions in Healthy Adults: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Investigating intraocular pressure fluctuations using corneal visualization Scheimpflug technology tonometry (CST) with varied resting intervals.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Changes of Schlemm's Canal and Trabecular Meshwork Dimensions from Digital Ocular Massage in High Myopia: A Pilot Study.Ophthalmic research · 2026Article
- Intraocular Pressure After Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injection in Eyes With a Mineralized Bruch's Membrane Caused by Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025Article
- Eye yoga for glaucoma: recovery of vascular dysregulation and visual field function-a randomized controlled trial.The EPMA journal · 2025Article
- Short-term digital ocular massage may weaken corneal biomechanics.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Digital ocular massage has been reported to temporarily lower intraocular pressure (IOP). This could be related to an enhanced aqueous humor outflow; however, the mechanism is not clearly understood. Using anterior segment optical coherence tomography, the Schlemm's canal (SC) and trabecular meshwork (TM) can be imaged and measured. Here, 66 healthy adults underwent digital ocular massage for 10 min in their right eyes. The IOP and dimensions of the SC and TM were measured before and after ocular massage. All subjects demonstrated IOP reduction from 15.7 ± 2.5 mmHg at baseline to 9.6 ± 2.2 mmHg immediately after, and median of 11.6 mmHg 5-min after ocular massage (Friedman's test, p < 0.001). There was significant change in SC area (median 10,063.5 μm
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