Effects of exercise on intraocular pressure and XXXX : a review.

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@entity726 is a disease characterized by progressive @entity1781 resulting in @entity989 , which affects approximately 68 million @entity1 worldwide. Risk factors include intraocular pressure (IOP), genetics, race, age, and vascular factors. Exercise is known to affect IOP and systemic cardiovascular factors and, therefore, may affect @entity726 pathophysiology. This review discusses the results of articles relevant to @entity726 , IOP, @entity450 ( @entity450 ), and exercise. Isometric and dynamic exercises have been studied with respect to effects on IOP and @entity450 . Isometric exercise results in an acute decrease in IOP, which correlates with @entity13147 . Dynamic exercise results in a more pronounced but also short duration decrease in IOP. Physical fitness is associated with lower baseline IOP but diminished acute IOP-lowering response to exercise. Upon cessation of exercise, values return to pretrained levels within 1 month. In @entity726 @entity1 , these IOP-lowering effects are greater than in healthy subjects. In healthy subjects, @entity450 is unchanged during exercise due to vascular autoregulation. This autoregulation fails at ocular perfusion pressures greater than 70% above baseline. In conclusion exercise in @entity726 @entity1 results in acutely lowered IOP and lower baseline IOP. The effects of exercise on the prevention of @entity726 and @entity2789 remain unknown. The role of exercise in @entity726 management should be investigated.
