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Abstract Purpose: To determine the effect of aerobic training on intraocular pressure in elderly subjects. Procedure: Thirty elderly men with age ranged from 50 to 60 yrs. They were selected from the outpatient ophthalmic clinic of Police Hospital in Assiut They were complaining from increased intraocular pressure (IOP) that was ranged between 13- 20 mmHg. All participants were submitted to the Viswanathan questionnaire on systemic and ocular diseases as well as on the use of systemic and topical medication . Intraocular pressure was measured by Goldman applanation tonometer for both eyes at the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks. Participants were assigned randomly into two groups equal in number, Gr. A trained for 12 week with a rate of three sessions per week in the form of controlled treadmill walking exercise with incremental increase in speed on an individual bases until the heart rate reached 140 beats / min by the use of pulsometer , each exercise session lasted for 40 minutes ;(10 minutes warming up ,the active phase 20 minutes that was followed by 10 minutes for cooling down ), while Gr. B acted by their traditional daily living activities that was assessed on Borg scale of perceived exertion by 13-15 point. The practical work was performed from March 2015 to December 2015. Results: It shows that the intraocular pressure reduced by 32.95 % in Gr. A after training when this was compared with the results of Gr. B that was 22.2 % after 12 weeks. Conclusion: It was concluded that Aerobic exercises training program using treadmill induces significant reduction in on intraocular pressure in elderly . |