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Tight ties could damage eyesight
BBC News ^
| July 28, 2003
Posted on 07/28/2003 8:51:13 PM PDT by balls
Wearing your tie too tight could put you at increased risk of blindness, say doctors.
The small study in New York measured the pressure of the fluid in the eyeball in a small group of men before and after they attached their tie.
They found a significant rise - and warn that long-term pressure rises have been linked to the condition glaucoma.
Glaucoma is diagnosed when increases in pressure are likely to cause damage to the eye, and in its most common form, affects approximately 1% of 50-year-olds in the UK. It is the most common cause of irreversible blindness in the world.
Researchers from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary in New York tested 40 men, half of whom were healthy, and half of whom had already been diagnosed with glaucoma.
Their "intraocular pressure" was measured, then they were asked to put on a "slightly uncomfortable" tie for three minutes.
They were tested again, and 60% of the glaucoma patients, and 70% of the healthy men were found to have significant rises in pressure. As soon as the ties were removed, the pressure fell again.
Vein squeeze
The experts say that the ties are probably causing the problem because they are constricting the jugular vein, the main blood vessel returning blood from the head towards the heart.
They add that such rises in pressure could also lead to normal, healthy patients being diagnosed as at risk of glaucoma by mistake.
In an article in the Journal of Ophthalmology, the researchers write: "A tight necktie can be considered a risk factor in men who prefer to wear tight neckties, men with thick necks, and white collar professionals."
Professor Neville Osborne, a researcher in eye disease at Oxford University, told BBC News Online that doctors would be advised to ask their patients to loosen their ties before trying to carry out tests.
He said: "It's a very interesting finding. It could well be that the tie is restricting blood flow.
"If there is a rise in intraocular pressure over time, it could cause damage to the retina."
Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/health/3104093.stm
Published: 2003/07/28 23:12:23 GMT
© BBC MMIII
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blindness; health; ties; tightties
That's it. I'm not going to wear a tie ever again!
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posted on
07/28/2003 8:51:13 PM PDT
by
balls
To: xsmommy
I thought tight ties gave you hairy palms.
Help me out here.
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posted on
07/28/2003 9:00:39 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
To: balls
The dreaded corporate head tourniquet strikes again.
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posted on
07/28/2003 9:04:40 PM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: balls
Here is the BEFORE/AFTER picture of the case study...
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posted on
07/28/2003 9:05:08 PM PDT
by
mattdono
To: mattdono
Before seeing your photos I had a mental image of Marty Feldman. Haven't seen him around in years.
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posted on
07/28/2003 9:14:14 PM PDT
by
AngrySpud
To: balls
Our tax dollars at work. Oh Yipee.
One thing we do know is that black Americans are at much higher risk for glaucoma. And that's after testing 10's of thousands not just 40 and we don't know why.
It just gauls me that we waste our money on such pidley things just to get some congressmen re-elected.
Founding fathers warned us. We ignored them. We will reap what we sow and pay dearly for it.
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posted on
07/28/2003 9:15:57 PM PDT
by
lizma
To: AngrySpud
Before seeing your photos I had a mental image of Marty Feldman. Haven't seen him around in years. We lost him in 1982, while filming "Yellowbeard".
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posted on
07/28/2003 9:58:38 PM PDT
by
Riley
To: Riley
Sure keeps those Amway creeps from seeing themselves as others do.
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posted on
07/28/2003 10:01:48 PM PDT
by
CalvaryJohn
(What is keeping that damned asteroid?)
To: AngrySpud
To: balls
I heard looking at nekkid women makes you ho blind too. I'm game to risk one eye!
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posted on
07/28/2003 10:46:46 PM PDT
by
rewrite
(Those of you who think you have all the answers tick off those of us who do.)
To: balls
I heard looking at nekkid women makes you ho blind too. I'm game to risk one eye!
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posted on
07/28/2003 10:47:23 PM PDT
by
rewrite
(Those of you who think you have all the answers tick off those of us who do.)
To: martin_fierro
depends on where you are tying the tie.
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posted on
07/29/2003 3:34:58 AM PDT
by
xsmommy
To: Riley
21 years ago? OMG...where did the time go?
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posted on
07/29/2003 3:37:06 AM PDT
by
Howlin
(Everybody wave to the Copy and Paster in Chief!)
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Just damn.
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posted on
07/29/2003 3:37:28 AM PDT
by
mhking
To: balls
I Knew I had a good reason for not wearing ties!
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posted on
07/29/2003 3:41:11 AM PDT
by
R. Scott
To: mattdono
lol... brilliant!
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posted on
07/29/2003 6:40:37 AM PDT
by
bedolido
(please let my post be on an even number... small even/odd phobia here)
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