The authors investigated the effects of acupressure on intraocular pressure (IOP) in normal individuals in an uncontrolled trial.The IOP at 30, 60, and 90 minutes post-intervention was compared to that of baseline in 28 eyes of 14 normal individuals.Similarly, the IOP changes on the right and left eye were recorded after applying acupressure on the left foot only.The mean difference in IOP at 30, 60, 90 minutes after acupressure was 1.60, 3.16, 2.79, respectively, which was statistically significant at 60 and 90 minutes only (p=<0.01).The greatest decrease of IOP post acupressure was recorded at 60 minutes.The right eye showed a significantly greater decrease than the left at 60 and 90 minutes with a mean value of 2.58 and 1.98, respectively.
Human ; ACUPRESSURE ; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ; GLAUCOMA ; REFLEXOLOGY