Hand grip strength and ocular associations: the Ural Eye and Medical Study
Conclusions and relevance
In addition to parameters such as lower physical activity, higher depression score and worse general health status, a reduced HGS is associated with visual impairment, shorter axial length, lower intraocular pressure, thinner peripapillary retinal nerve fibre layer and higher prevalence of diabetic retinopathy. HGS dynamometry or a handshake may provide the ophthalmologist additional clinical information about the general health and ocular parameters of the patient.
Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Bikbov, M. M., Zainullin, R. M., Gilmanshin, T. R., Iakupova, E. M., Kazakbaeva, G. M., Panda-Jonas, S., Tuliakova, A. M., Fakhretdinova, A. A., Gilemzianova, L. I., Jonas, J. B. Tags: Original articles - Clinical science Source Type: research
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