[A saxophonist with severe glaucoma; stop playing or not?].
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Glaucoma is a disease of the eye in which the level of intraocular pressure (IOP) determines the rate of disease progression to an important extent. A less well known cause of IOP elevation is playing a wind instrument.In a 49-year-old man with only one functional eye suffering from advanced glaucoma in the other eye, IOP appeared to double when he played the saxophone. He was advised to stop playing; this advice had serious consequences as the patient was a professional musician.Despite limited scientific evidence this advice seems justifiable on account of the patient's relatively young age and the advanced glaucoma .
Male, Occupational Diseases, Tonometry, Ocular, Vision Disorders, Humans, Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension, Middle Aged, Intraocular Pressure, Music
Male, Occupational Diseases, Tonometry, Ocular, Vision Disorders, Humans, Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension, Middle Aged, Intraocular Pressure, Music
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