2024-01-12 14:44:00
Exercise brings a series of benefits to the body. In addition to those already known, recent research determined that a physically active lifestyle could contribute to taking care of the eyes of the glaucoma.
Glaucoma, one of the main causes of blindnessgenerally arises when the pressure of fluids inside the eye increases, damaging the optic nerve.
Scientists analyzed the link between physical activity and eye pressure in 5,650 men and women between 48 and 90 years of age in Great Britain. Two evaluations were carried out on the participants: the first between 1993 and 1997, while the second was carried out between 2006 and 2010.
According to the data provided about exercise at work and in free time, people were classified as inactive, moderately inactive, moderately active or active. During the indicated years, eye pressure was monitored.
Study conclusions
The work concluded that moderate physical exercise done about 15 years previously was related to a 15% decrease in the risk of low ocular perfusion pressure (OPP), a relevant risk factor for glaucoma.
Paul Foster, doctor at the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London and author of the study, stated that we cannot speak about the causal relationship of this situation, but that there is evidently a link between a sedentary lifestyle and the factors that increase the chances of glaucoma.
A variety of investigations have reviewed the effect of physical activity on the two components of PPO, intraocular pressure (IOP) and blood pressure. However, this is the first analysis to highlight the relationship between physical activity and PPO, according to the authors.
Finally, scientists acknowledged that more research is required until exercise is definitively used as a method to prevent or treat glaucoma.
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