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Das Blasinstrument, Risiko bei Glaukom? Ein Fallbericht

High resistance wind instruments, a risk factor in glaucoma? Case report

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Zusammenfassung

Während des Spiels auf Instrumenten mit hohem Luftwiderstand ist bei Bläsern eine passagere Augendrucksteigerung zu erwarten, die zum überwiegenden Teil durch eine uveale Kongestion hervorgerufen wird. Auf Grund der Krankengeschichte eines 68-jährigen Berufsmusikers (Trompeter) mit Glaukom besteht der dringende Verdacht, dass durch diese Belastung die Verschlechterung seines bestehenden Glaukomschadens aufgetreten ist.

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Musicians, playing high resistance wind instruments, experience a transient rise in IOP as a result of uveal engorgement. In the present case of a 68-year-old professional musician (trumpeter) suffering from glaucoma, the cumulative effect of long-term intermittent IOP elevation during high resistance wind instrument playing appeared to represent an additional risk factor resulting in further visual field deterioration.

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  1. Augenambulanz im Wilhelminenspital der Stadt Wien, Universitäts-Klinik für Augenheilkunde und Optometrie, Deutschland

    G. Strasser & A. Thaler

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Strasser, G., Thaler, A. Das Blasinstrument, Risiko bei Glaukom? Ein Fallbericht. Spektrum Augeheilkd 14, 218–220 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03162807

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