| dc.description.abstract | Open-angle glaucoma is one type of glaucoma that can damage the eye's
optic nerve, causing blindness. Intraocular pressure (IOP) is the leading risk
factor for open-angle glaucoma. So, controlling IOP is the goal of glaucoma
management. One of the complementary therapies that glaucoma patients
can choose is a mind-body therapy. The study aims to determine the
effectiveness of mind-body therapy on IOP in glaucoma patients. A
systematic literature review followed the PRISMA Flowchart guidelines in
five databases (PubMed, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Google
Scholar). Inclusion criteria were articles published in the last ten years,
English, and experimental studies about mind-body therapy's effect on
glaucoma patients' intraocular pressure. The quality of articles was assessed
using the JBI appraisal tools and analyzed using Meta-synthesis. We found
two types of mind-body interventions that affect IOP: mindfulness
meditation and yoga. Twelve articles showed that mind-body intervention
had decreased IOP by 2 - 6 mmHg (5.7 - 16%). Only one article showed an
increase in IOP (6 mmHg), namely yoga with a head down position (the
head position lower than the heart position Mind-body therapy,
particularly meditation and yoga, can significantly lower IOP. Special
attention in yoga therapy is not to do the head down position because it can
increase IOP. Mind-body therapy intervention as a complementary therapy
can be applied to glaucoma patients to decrease IOP and prevent blindness. | en_US |
