DR. PRIYANKA BEJJENKI

DR. ARVIND KUMAR MORYA

Abstract

Yoga is focussed attention by breath and mantra. This forms the basis for a scientific investigation of its effect on various physiological functions such as intraocular pressure.

A prospective, observational study performed on 107 volunteers practicing the asanas such as Sun salutation exercise, Skull shining breath, Downward facing dog, Standing forward bend, Legs up the wall pose(Viparita Karani), Alternate breathing technique(Anulom Vilom), Deep meditation, Bellows breath(Bhastrika Pranayama), Yoga head stand(Shirshasana) and control of breathing exercise(Pranayama) each for 5 minutes/day (40-60min.) for at least 5 days in a week, for 12 weeks. The IOP measurement was performed for each asana (before and after) at baseline and every four weeks. The primary outcome was the change in IOP. Statistical analyses were performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 23.0 . A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.