Open AccessAerobic exercise reduces intraocular pressure and expands Schlemm′s canal dimensions in healthy and primary open-angle glaucoma eyes
Author(s) -
Ye Yuan,
TseChun Lin,
Kai Gao,
Rouxi Zhou,
Nishant Radke,
Dennis S.C. Lam,
Xiulan Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_2858_20
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , intraocular pressure , glaucoma , schlemm's canal , open angle glaucoma , optical coherence tomography , trabecular meshwork
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.