Background and Objective: Intraocular pressure varies throughout the night and day. The diurnal variation for normal eyes is between 3 and 6mmHg and the variation may increase in glaucomatous eyes. Hence, we wanted to investigate the effect of exercise on intraocular pressure changes in relation with Body Mass Index. Materials and Methods: The effect of exercise on intraocular pressure and blood pressure was evaluated in our clinical laboratory in 30 voluntary 1 st year Medical students of Kasturba Medical College Bejai, Mangalore after the institutional ethical clearance. Materials used in the study were schizont tonometer, Measuring tape, Weighing Scale, treadmill and Paracaine eye drops. After a resting period, the subjects height and weight was recorded, Paracaine eye drops were instilled in both the eyes and then intraocular pressure recorded using Schizont Tonometer after 2 min so that anaesthetics acts. Then they were asked to walk on treadmill with average speed till they were exhausted, again intraocular pressure was noted as above with all aseptic precautions. The statistical analysis was done using students unpaired t-test using SPSS software Results were expressed in terms of mean and standard deviation. p value was taken significant at 5 percent confidence level (p<0.05). Results: Intraocular pressure was measured according to BMI under two groups, first with group having BMI less than 22 and other in group having BMI more than 22. There was a significant decrease in intraocular pressure after exercise in group two with BMI more than 22. Gender wise comparison of intraocular pressure both before and after exercise did not reveal much significance. Blood pressure was also recorded both before and after exercise which did not reveal any significance in relation to BMI. Conclusion: From our study we conclude that exercise has significantly decreased the intraocular pressure and has a correlation with body mass index in young age group.
Background and Objective: Human hand has evolved into an organ of exceptional prehensile function capable of highly complex movements, manipulation and cosmesis is also equally important as far as the hand is concerned. In the present study we evaluated the efficacy of Joshi's external stabilizing system in fractures and mangled hand. Materials and Methods: The present prospective study involved 25 Patients with hand injuries or fractures and mangled hand after the ethical guidelines of the institution. The cases are selected for study after evaluating the nature of injury and included the cases of fractures and mangled hand. Results: In the present prospective study, we described the results of 25 Patients with hand injuries/ fractures and mangled hand. We observed a 100% recovery from the injuries after the application of JESS as external fixators and distracters and were evaluated by taking the X-rays. Conclusion: The Joshi's External Stabilisation System frame is ideally suited for the fractures and mangled hand.
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