More average daily steps were associated with a denser optic disc VD, suggesting the potential protective effect of physical activity for patients with POAG.


A minimum of 10,000 steps per day has been associated with numerous health benefits, including a reduction in blood pressure, an enhancement in exercise capacity and a decrease in sympathetic nerve activity among individuals with hypertension. 

A recent study published in Journal of Glaucoma revealed that increasing patients’ daily exercise, particularly to more than 10,000 steps per day, may be a pragmatic approach to improving optic disc blood flow in glaucoma patients.

“Our study implies that daily physical activity may have a long-term impact on ocular blood flow” the study researchers wrote in their paper. 

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