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: Tags: Original articles - Clinical science Source Type: research