Glaucoma pathogenesis and lifestyle modification
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
; : 978-982, 2017.
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in Ko
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ABSTRACT
Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Increased intraocular pressure is the most important risk factor for glaucoma. Lifestyle patterns that can increase intraocular pressure include smoking, caffeine consumption, lifting heavy weights, certain yoga postures, playing wind instruments, using swimming goggles, and certain sleeping positions. Lifestyle patterns that may reduce intraocular pressure include aerobic exercise. Although only limited studies have investigated the relationship between these lifestyle patterns and glaucoma, smoking cessation and aerobic exercise are recommended. For other lifestyle patterns, including caffeine consumption, lifting heavy weights, certain yoga postures, wind instruments, swimming using goggles, and certain sleeping positions, there does not seem to be sufficient evidence to prohibit them, but they should be taken into account in patients with advanced glaucoma.
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Main subject:
Posture
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Smoke
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Swimming
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Weights and Measures
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Wind
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Yoga
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Caffeine
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Exercise
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Smoking
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Glaucoma
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Medical Association
Year:
2017
Type:
Article