Effects of different sleeping positions on intraocular pressure in secondary open-angle glaucoma and glaucoma suspect patients.

53 A 20% head only up position utilizing only a wedge pillow in OAG and normal patients found an almost significant reduction in nocturnal IOP in either group (95% confidence interval 0.99–2.04). 54 While a 3.2 mmHg IOP reduction overnight may not seem clinically significant, a millimeter of IOP reduction has been shown to reduce the risk of progression in OAG patients 10% 55 and one-third of our life is spent in a sleeping position.

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5 An avoidance of an IOP increase of this magnitude while sleeping may be significant in halting further glaucoma damage in some patients.

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