It is said online that men who wear neckties are more likely to get glaucoma

Are men wearing ties more likely to get glaucoma?

Recently, this news on the Internet has made men who often wear ties unable to hold back. The reason for this view is: after wearing a tie for 3 minutes, most people's intraocular pressure increases by 20%. In response, glaucoma experts pointed out that this statement is unreliable, but patients with glaucoma should still stay away from "ties" and "yoga".

There is an interesting viewpoint circulating on the Internet: "Tie men" are more likely to get glaucoma. If a person often ties his tie tightly in his daily life, he will have persistent high intraocular pressure and develop glaucoma, causing damage to the optic nerve and even blindness.

This view comes from a study by the German medical department: researchers tested 40 male citizens and found that after tying a tie for 3 minutes, the intraocular pressure of most people increased by 20%. Finally, they came to the conclusion that a tie tied tightly around the neck and under the Adam's apple can easily cause glaucoma.

Many men who often wear ties can no longer hold back on this statement. "The company requires me to wear a tie. Will I get glaucoma when I get older?" Mr. Li, who works in the financial system, was very worried after hearing that "tie men" are more likely to get glaucoma. "If I go blind in the future, how will I live?" Because of the fear of getting glaucoma, some "tie men" even suggested that the company should abolish the rule that male employees must wear ties.

However, some "tie men" do not believe this. Mr. Zhang, who works in a foreign company, said that ties are not a new thing, and if this were true, it should have been discovered long ago.

How do ophthalmologists view this issue?

Experts say that the saying that men who wear ties are more likely to get glaucoma is unreliable, as it confuses the concept of glaucoma. A tie that is tied too tightly may indeed affect intraocular pressure, but it does not mean that it will increase the risk of glaucoma.

"Glaucoma is a group of clinical symptoms or eye diseases that damage the visual function of the optic nerve and are mainly related to pathological increase in intraocular pressure." Experts point out that only when the intraocular pressure exceeds the limit that the tissues inside the eyeball, especially the retinal optic nerve, can it cause optic nerve atrophy and visual field loss, leading to the occurrence of glaucoma.

According to research, tying a tie too tightly can cause the patient's intraocular pressure to rise by about 4mmHg, but this increase in intraocular pressure is within the tolerance range of the human eye and will not cause damage to the optic nerve, let alone increase the risk of glaucoma. Currently, there is no scientific evidence to prove that the increased intraocular pressure caused by tying a tie will eventually lead to damage or even atrophy of the optic nerve.

When a tie is tied too tightly, it can put some pressure on the cervical veins, causing more blood to rush to the eyes, leading to increased intraocular pressure. Glaucoma patients should not wear ties often, and should practice yoga less. Yoga requires practitioners to do many head-down, body-upward postures, and this "inverted" type of posture can cause a significant "increase" in intraocular pressure.