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Abstract #23868 Published in IGR 11-2

Effects of exercise on ocular physiology and disease

Gale J; Wells AP; Wilson G
Survey of Ophthalmology 2009; 54: 349-355


Regular exercise is a healthy lifestyle choice with numerous benefits to general health. Ophthalmologists may face questions of the benefits or risks of exercise to eyes. Here the effects of acute exertion and regular physical activity on ocular physiology and disease are reviewed. Intraocular pressure is transiently reduced by dynamic exercise. For the great majority of patients exercise is beneficial to the eyes by reducing risk of central retinal vein occlusion and neovascular age-related macular degeneration, and by improving control of systemic hypertension and diabetes. Ophthalmologists should be advocates of regular exercise with appropriate eye protection.

Ophthalmology Department, Capital and Coast District Health Board, Wellington, New Zealand.


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15 Miscellaneous



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