The Effect of Exercise on Intraocular Pressure

Lempert, Philip; Cooper, Kenneth H.; Culver, James F.; Tredici, Thomas J.

doi:10.1016/0002-9394(67)93645-8

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Several studies have shown the effects of IOP reduction after practicing aerobic and anaerobic physical activities (1)(2)(3)(4) . The causes of such changes have been the target of many studies.

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The accute effects of resistance exercise on intraocular pressure

Vieira

Penna

Marques

et al. 2003

Arq. Bras. Oftalmol.

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Several studies have shown the effects of IOP reduction after practicing aerobic and anaerobic physical activities (1)(2)(3)(4) . The causes of such changes have been the target of many studies. An increase in lactic acid and in plasmatic osmolarity, and also a decrease in blood pH are considered the main causes of these IOP variations (5)(6) . Hyperventilation was also pointed out as a cause of IOP decrease after exercising (7) . An increase in IOP after the Valsalva maneuver was demonstrated when this maneuver was employed aiming to simulate weight lifting, but not weight lifting itself (8) . Marcus et al. have shown the effect of IOP reduction after isometric muscular contractions, as well as an inverse correlation with lactic acid and pH serum levels (9) . An IOP decrease was also found after physical exercises by employing isometric muscular contractions (in which the size of muscular fiber remains constant, while the tonus and the resistance against which the muscle works increase) and isokinetic muscular contractions (in which the size of the muscular fiber varies during the exercise, while the speed at which the exercise is made remains constant)(1) . Despite the above mentioned studies, there are no reports in the literature -as far as this author knows -on the variations of IOP after weight lifting itself (isotonic muscular work, in which the size of muscular fiber decreases during contraction and the speed of the exercise does not remain constant). P U R P O S ETo study IOP variations after isotonic exercise of weight lifting in the supine position, in hypertrophy work, by healthy male young individuals. Keywords: Intraocular pressure/etiology; Weight lifting; SportsThe accute effects of resistance exercise on intraocular p r e s s u r e Purpose: To study intraocular pressure (IOP) variations in healthy volunteers after weight lifting, in the supine position. Methods: A descriptive study was designed. Thirty-four individuals were preselected for this study, and a group of 25 volunteers fulfilled the inclusion criteria for joining the initial phase of this research. All of them were healthy without glaucoma. They were asked to lift an 85% top load in the supine position for 8 times. IOP was measured before and after the exercise. Student's t test was used to analyze the IOP variations. Results: A small, but significant IOP decrease (1.61 mmHg) was obtained after exposing 25 individuals (49 eyes) to a specific physical effort. Conclusions: After a session of weight lifting in the supine position with 85% top load for 8 repetitions, there is a small, but significant IOP decrease.

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Several studies have shown the effects of IOP reduction after practicing aerobic and anaerobic physical activities (1)(2)(3)(4) . The causes of such changes have been the target of many studies.

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The accute effects of resistance exercise on intraocular pressure

Vieira

Penna

Marques

et al. 2003

Arq. Bras. Oftalmol.

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“…The effects of physical exercise on IOP have received some attention since the be-ginning of the 20th century (2) and there have been reports suggesting that IOP decreases during exercise (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9). However, these studies often failed to control for variables such as the type, intensity and duration of exercise, or subject age and level of fitness and possible tonometric errors (10).…”

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“…Most papers reviewed report a decrease in IOP after different types of exercises (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). Some studies showed increases of IOP after exercise (1,19), while others found either no effect on IOP or variable results (20).…”

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Effects of submaximal exercise with water ingestion on intraocular pressure in healthy human males

Moura

Rodrigues

Waisberg

et al. 2002

Braz J Med Biol Res

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The effects of exercise and water replacement on intraocular pressure (IOP) have not been well established. Furthermore, it is not known whether the temperature of the fluid ingested influences the IOP response. In the present study we determined the effect of water ingestion at three temperatures (10, 24 and 38ºC; 600 ml 15 min before and 240 ml 15, 30 and 45 min after the beginning of each experimental session) on the IOP of six healthy male volunteers (age = 24.0 ± 3.5 years, weight = 67.0 ± 4.8 kg, peak oxygen uptake (VO 2peak ) = 47.8 ± 9.1 ml kg -1 min -1 ). The subjects exercised until exhaustion on a cycle ergometer at a 60% VO 2peak in a thermoneutral environment. IOP was measured before and after exercise and during recovery (15, 30 and 45 min) using the applanation tonometry method. Skin and rectal temperatures, heart rate and oxygen uptake were measured continuously. IOP was similar for the right eye and the left eye and increased postwater ingestion under both exercising and resting conditions (P<0.05) but did not differ between resting and exercising situations, or between the three water temperatures. Time to exhaustion was not affected by the different water temperatures. Rectal temperature, hydration status, heart rate, oxygen uptake, carbon dioxide extraction and lactate concentration were increased by exercise but were not affected by water temperature. We conclude that IOP was not affected by exercise and that water ingestion increased IOP as expected, regardless of water temperature.

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“…In classic studies (1,6,15) that assessed the relationship between aerobic exercise and IOP, high-intensity, low-volume exercise produced greater IOP reductions than high-volume, low-intensity exercise. Therefore, it is clear that IOP response to volume and intensity varies depending on the type of exercise (aerobic or resistance).…”

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“…he association between intraocular pressure (IOP) and exercise has been investigated for many years (1,2) , but there are few studies on the association between IOP and resistance training (RT). Most previous studies employed study designs that do not correspond to typical resistance exercise sessions and did not explore variations in RT volume and intensity (4,5) .…”

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A comparison of the intraocular pressure response between two different intensities and volumes of resistance training

Conte¹,

Scarpi²

2014

Revista Brasileira De Oftalmologia

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Purpose: To verify the influence of two different intensities and volumes of resistance training on intraocular pressur. Method: Nineteen athletes boxers (13 male and 6 female; mean age of 22 ± 3 years) were randomly assigned to two different resistance exercise sessions: muscular endurance with 3 sets of 15 repetition maximum and muscular hypertrophy with 4 sets of 8 RM. The intraocular pressure was measured with a Perkins tonometer before, during and after the resistance exercise sessions. Data were expressed as mean and standard deviation. A repeated-measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used and the Tukey post hoc test for multiple comparisons were applied. Results: A reduction in intraocular pressure during the resistance exercise session was observed. However, the muscular endurance exercise produced a significant reduction in intraocular pressure when compared with muscular hypertrophy. At the end of session, intraocular pressure returned to pre-exercise levels in muscular endurance session and above to pre-exercise levels in hypertrophy session. Conclusion: Resistance exercises influence intraocular pressure values, thus 3 sets of 15 repetitions with 60%1RM promote better intraocular pressure responses than 3 sets of 8 repetitions with 80% 1RM. This finding of the present research can contribute in prescription of resistance exercise to people with glaucoma risk factors.Keywords

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The Effect of Exercise on Intraocular Pressure

Cited by 76 publications

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The accute effects of resistance exercise on intraocular pressure

The accute effects of resistance exercise on intraocular pressure

Effects of submaximal exercise with water ingestion on intraocular pressure in healthy human males

A comparison of the intraocular pressure response between two different intensities and volumes of resistance training

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