title: Long-term effects of mild exercise on intraocular pressure in athletes and sedentary subjects.
abstract: The long-term effects of acute submaximal exercise on intraocular pressures (IOPs) of right-and left-eyes and recovery times to basement levels of IOP in postexercise periods in sedentary and physically fit subjects were investigated. Twenty-five sedentary and 24 physically fit subjects, ranging in age 17 to 22 years, participated. Intraocular pressures were measured by a pneumotonometer. Measurements were taken in the morning at about nine (at rest) and immediately, 30 min and 2 h after acute submaximal exercise. In sedentary subjects, IOPs of both right- and left-eyes decreased immediate after exercise, but, these decreases in both eyes continued 30 min and 2 h after exercise. In physically fit subjects, IOPs of both right- and left-eyes increased immediate after exercise, but decreased after 30 min exercise compared to basement levels, and this decrease continued 2 h after exercise. Acute submaximal exercise decreased IOPs of right and left eyes over a period 2 h in sedentary and physically fit subjects. IOP reducing after exercise was different between right- and left-eyes in sedentary subjects. These results suggest that exercise can be used in ocular hypertension treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Medical School, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey. senoldane@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Senol
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dane
authors.forename: Ibrahim
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Koçer
authors.forename: Havva
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.forename: Kağan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uçok
authors.forename: Uner
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D012146:Rest / Q000502:physiology*; D013177:Sports / Q000502:physiology*; D013995:Time; D013997:Time Factors