Open AccessEffects of Wearing the Elevation Training Mask During Low-intensity Cycling Exercise on Intraocular Pressure
Author(s) -
Jesús Vera,
Raimundo Jiménez,
Beatríz Redondo,
Alejandro Pérez-Castilla,
Amador GarcíaRamos
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of glaucoma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.11
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1536-481X
pISSN - 1057-0829
DOI - 10.1097/ijg.0000000000001807
Subject(s) - medicine , cycling , intraocular pressure , training (meteorology) , intensity (physics) , glaucoma , elevation (ballistics) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , ophthalmology , optics , meteorology , physics , archaeology , history , geometry , mathematics
Low-intensity aerobic exercise is recommended to reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) levels. However, this effect depends on several factors. We found that using an elevation training mask (ETM) during low-intensity aerobic exercise causes an IOP rise.