Bad News Bad For IOP

There are a few interesting comments I can make about today's IOP data. First, the weight-lifting effect is present once again. Second, notice how watching "The Amazing Race" on TV raised my IOP. I can't really explain that, but I have seen the same thing happen so many times that I don't believe it is a coincidence. Watching the news, particularly when there is a lot of bad news, has a similar IOP-raising effect on me.

Today's overall average IOP values are:

Left 16.7; Right 19.4 (differential 2.7)

These averages are higher than the recent past and the differential is very unusual given that I used Timoptic in my right eye last night.

Here are today's full IOP values:

Time	Left	Right	SD L	SD R	Comments
10:03	20.7	24.0	1.155	1.732
15:25	16.7	22.7	1.528	2.517	working at computer
15:26		18.7		2.082	repeated, right eye only. Trying to relax
15:27		20.7		1.528	repeated, right eye only. Trying to relax
15:37	15.0	18.7	1.000	1.155	after brushing teeth
15:39	14.3	18.3	0.577	0.577	repeated, trying to relax
17:31	14.7	17.3	1.155	1.528	after 10m playing with my dog and 10m Bates long swing
17:34	15.3	15.4	1.528	0.548	relaxing breathing
18:08	15.0	17.3	1.732	1.528
18:21	15.7	15.7	1.155	0.577	Immediately after 1 set barbell squats. Warmed up w/crunches & back ext.
18:23	14.0	14.7	1.000	1.155	after catching my breath
18:30	13.3	14.0	0.577	0.000	after finishing weight lifting.
18:48	14.0	15.0	0.000	1.000	after shower
18:52	13.7	15.3	0.577	1.155	repeated
19:30	21.0	23.3	4.000	1.155	reading news (a bit distressing)
19:56	20.0	20.3	1.000	0.577
20:28	16.3	20.7	0.577	2.082	after eating
22:02	18.7	21.7	2.517	1.155	working at computer
22:32	15.3	22.7	1.528	2.309	after watching TV (Friends)
23:12	22.3	24.0	0.577	4.359	after watching TV (Amazing Race)
23:22	15.0	20.2	1.000	3.194	collected R.eye IOP values over 4m period
23:51	18.0	24.3	1.000	1.528	after laying down for 30m
2:35	18.3	21.3	0.577	1.528	working at computer
2:37	20.3	19.0	1.155	1.732	repeated, trying to relax