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Yoga-induced uveitis glaucoma hyphema syndrome.
Danny Mammo1, Michael A Page1, Joshua H Olson1
1Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Neurosciences, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
Digital Journal of Ophthalmology : DJO
|April 19, 2021
Summary
Yoga
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Biomechanics
Background:
- Pseudoexfoliation syndrome can cause lens instability.
- Phacodenesis, or lens movement, can lead to complications.
Observation:
- A 74-year-old woman with pseudoexfoliation syndrome experienced eye pain and photophobia after yoga.
- Episodes of uveitis, microhyphema, and elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) correlated with facedown yoga postures.
- Ultrasound biomicroscopy revealed significant lens-bag complex displacement and lens-iris touch in different positions.
Findings:
- The patient's symptoms were directly linked to positional changes during yoga.
- Ultrasound biomicroscopy confirmed dynamic lens instability in the pseudophakic eye.
Implications:
- Intensive facedown yoga may exacerbate lens instability in patients with pseudoexfoliation syndrome.
- Surgical intervention, including IOL explantation and refixation, resolved symptoms.
- Ophthalmologists should consider physical activities and patient positioning when managing pseudoexfoliation syndrome.
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