Alternate Nostril Breathing Training in Geriatrics With Glaucoma and High Blood Pressure

Cairo University60 enrolled

Overview

Hypertension, particularly if poorly controlled, appears related to an increased risk of open angle glaucoma, (the high tension type of glaucoma is characterized as optic nerve degeneration with ocular hypertension). With a random assignment, sixty hypertensive geriatric with high tension type primary open angle glaucoma will be assigned to breathing exercise (alternate nostril breathing) group (n=30 geriatrics) or waiting list geriatrics. the daily breathing exercise will be performed by the geriatrics in evening (for half an hour) and morning (for half an hour).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Hypertension

Interventions

breathing exerciseBEHAVIORAL

Thirty hypertensive geriatric with high tension type primary open angle glaucoma will perform breathing exercise (alternate nostril breathing). The daily breathing exercise will be performed by the geriatrics in evening (for half an hour) and morning (for half an hour) for one month.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * hypertensive elderly * primary open angle glaucoma in both eyes * ocular hypertension in both eyes Exclusion Criteria: acute or chronic eye inflammation cataract eye surgeries mental ill patients patients who will refuse to participate in the study other systemic /cardiovascular problem

Locations (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University

Giza, Dokki, Egypt

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