The authors describe a case of progressive optic neuropathy in a patient with congenital
glaucoma who had routinely practiced the Sirsasana (headstand) yoga posture for several …

This article reports a case of progressive glaucomatous optic neuropathy and visual field
loss that occurred in a patient who practiced the Sirsasana (headstand) yoga posture on a …

Yoga exercises caused prodromal attacks of acute glaucoma in a previously healthy patient
with narrow anterior chamber angles. Attention is drawn to the “prone‐position” test, which …

The relationship between the head-down body position and increased IOP is well known. 1–
6 We present a 46-year old woman who presented with a worsening of glaucomatous visual …

PURPOSE: To study the intraocular pressure (IOP) changes in Sirsasana (headstand
posture) done by experienced yoga practitioners and correlate the ocular biometric …

Editor, Yoga is a traditional Indian system of exercises that is used for disease prevention
and rehabilitation (Kuntsevich et al. 2010; Qu et al. 2013). However, some yoga postures …

Dear Editor: In their study on intraocular increase during Sirsasana (headstand posture) in
yoga practitioners, 1 Baskaran et al found a uniform 2-fold increase in intraocular pressure …

Purpose To measure changes in intraocular pressure (IOP) in association with yoga
exercises with a head-down position. Methods The single Center, prospective, observational …

Purpose Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy where intraocular pressure is the only modifiable
risk factor. Yoga is thought to adversely affect intra-ocular pressure (IOP) but we do not know …

Glaucoma is the most common cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, with> 65 million
sufferers. It is incurable and the only therapeutic approach accepted till now is the lowering …