The Assessment of Acute Chorioretinal Changes Due to Intensive Physical Exercise in Senior Elite Athletes.
J Aging Phys Act
; 31(3): 497-505, 2023 06 01.
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ABSTRACT
Regular physical exercise is known to lower the incidence of age-related eye diseases. We aimed to assess the acute chorioretinal alterations in older adults following intense physical strain. Seventeen senior elite athletes were recruited who underwent an aerobic exercise on a cycle ergometer and macular scanning by optical coherence tomography. A significant thinning of the entire retina was observed 1 min after exercise, followed by a thickening at 5 min, after which the thickness returned to baseline. This trend was similar in almost every single retinal layer, although a significant change was observed only in the inner retina. Choroidal thickness changes were neither significant nor did they correlate with the thickness changes of intraretinal layers. The mechanism of how these immediate retinal changes chronically impact age-related sight-threatening pathologies that, in turn, result in a substantially reduced quality of life warrants further investigation on nontrained older adults as well.
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Qualidade de Vida
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Retina
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Aged
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Humans
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En
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J Aging Phys Act
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article
País de afiliação:
Hungria