Table 2.
Changes in IOP and SC in POAG and Healthy Eyes Before and After Exercise
| POAG Eyes (Mean ± SD) | Healthy Eyes (Mean ± SD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Exercise | After Exercise | P† | Before Exercise | After Exercise | P† | |
| IOP, mmHg | 16.82 ± 4.40 | 14.70 ± 3.52 | <0.001 | 13.04 ± 2.31 | 12.03 ± 1.73 | <0.001 |
| Superior Area, pixels | 74.82 ± 52.29 | 98.62 ± 78.30 | 0.007 | 156.42 ± 78.58 | 208.67 ± 94.8 | <0.001 |
| Inferior Area, pixels | 96.53 ± 93.05 | 121.75 ± 110.37 | 0.001 | 156.89 ± 78.21 | 214.88 ± 98.64 | <0.001 |
| Nasal Area, pixels | 93.45 ± 91.54 | 110.07 ± 103.7 | 0.009 | 142.91 ± 102.35 | 179.93 ± 87.96 | <0.001 |
| Temporal Area, pixels | 79.34 ± 80.73 | 92.48 ± 73.17 | 0.009 | 151.14 ± 97.69 | 189.21 ± 88.18 | <0.001 |
| Superior Diameter, pixels | 3.65 ± 1.64 | 4.25 ± 1.95 | 0.014 | 5.79 ± 1.94 | 6.50 ± 2.04 | 0.002 |
| Inferior Diameter, pixels | 4.38 ± 2.36 | 5.17 ± 2.80 | 0.010 | 6.11 ± 1.81 | 7.36 ± 2.16 | <0.001 |
| Nasal Diameter, pixels | 3.88 ± 2.15 | 4.43 ± 2.52 | 0.063 | 5.22 ± 1.73 | 5.99 ± 1.76 | 0.002 |
| Temporal Diameter, pixels | 3.77 ± 2.29 | 4.15 ± 2.15 | 0.077 | 5.32 ± 1.61 | 6.02 ± 1.95 | <0.001 |
| Average Area, pixels | 80.48 ± 59.54 | 99.20 ± 54.87 | <0.001 | 151.84 ± 52.76 | 198.23 ± 53.70 | <0.001 |
| Average Diameter, pixels | 3.73 ± 1.69 | 4.33 ± 1.74 | <0.001 | 5.61 ± 1.02 | 6.47 ± 1.20 | <0.001 |
IOP = Intraocular pressure; POAG = Primary open angle glaucoma; SC = Schlemm’s canal; SD = Standard deviation. † = Nonparametric test (Related samples).