Assessment of the effect of physical activity on intraocular pressure using a novel implanted telemetric pressure sensor.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to technical limitations of commonly used tonometry devices, the effects of physical exercise on intraocular pressure (IOP) have never been studied during exercise. This study continuously monitored IOP variations in patients with glaucoma during physical exercise using an implanted IOP microsensor.

Methods

In total, 10 participants (six male and four female) with open-angle glaucoma (age range: 67-79), previously implanted with an IOP sensor, were included. We monitored IOP telemetrically during a 10 min session on a bicycle ergometer with a stepwise power increase from 0 to 75 W, in 25 W increments, at 2 min intervals. We also recorded IOP during the 2 min resting period after the exercise compared with resting baseline before exercise.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Pennisi V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12505109 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature