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Lead
Johns Hopkins University
Age
18–90
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Age 18+
Diagnosis of ocular hypertension not requiring treatment of IOP
IOP in at least one eye ≥ 21 mm Hg
Normal Humphrey 24-2 or 30-2 visual fields for both eyes as determined by the patient's glaucoma specialist
Best-corrected visual acuity better than 20/40 in both eyes
Being healthy to the extent that participation in yoga therapy would not exacerbate any existing disease conditions;
Participants do not engage in athletic activity on a regular basis (i.e. are sedentary)
Able and willing to participate on a weekly basis for the 11-week intervention;
Informed consent
You may not be if
VISUAL HISTORY
Any visual field loss in either eye consistently detected with Humphrey Visual Field 30-2 or 24-2
Inability to understand study procedures or communicate responses to visual stimuli in a consistent manner (cognitive impairment)
Previous intraocular surgery, except for uncomplicated extracapsular cataract extraction with posterior chamber-intraocular lens implant and no escape of vitreous to the anterior chamber, strabismus, cosmetic eyelid surgery, and radial keratotomy
Secondary causes of elevated IOP, including ocular and systemic corticosteroid use
Angle closure glaucoma or anatomically narrow angles-75% of the circumference of the angle must be grade 2 or more by Shaffer criteria
Pigmentary glaucoma
Congenital glaucoma
Other diseases that cause visual field loss or optic disc abnormalities
Difference in cup-disc ratios (horizontal by contour) between the two eyes of \>0.2
Background diabetic retinopathy, defined as at least 1 microaneurysm seen on ophthalmoscopy with dilated pupil, or any retinal hemorrhage
