Glaucoma - Is there any way to naturally decrease Intraocular Pressure (IOP)?
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Basic answer: no.\nReduced IOP has been associated with marijuana use, but that hardly classes as "natural."\n\nIn the absence of any other factors pressure readings around 23 are not that worrying, provided regular check-ups are performed, at  6/12  to 1 year intervals.\n\nYou don't need to worry about eyestrain or any other sort of activity, or nutrition unless it is significanlty deficient.\n\nIOP's are not as important as they were thought to be 10-15 years ago.  Then it was quite clear.  High IOP's (anything much over 20) meant glaucoma.  It was then discovered that some people ran their eyes at significantly higher pressure without any apparent harm.(Ocular hypertension).  \nJust to complicate it further, it has also been discovered that some people develop glaucoma while having quite normal IOP's (low-tension glaucoma).\n\nSo you can have pressures up to 30 and be OK, and be in trouble with pressures of 12 -16 mmhg.  But both would be unusual.\n\nIf ocular hypertension is confirmed, all it should mean is more frequent eye-checks than the average.  Field tests and optic nerve examination.should keep they eyes safe.  Having good records, the mentioned "benchmark", will help.  In such cases the pressure doesn't give us much of a guide. \n\nBest wishes.\n(UK optometrist)
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Hi MakeEver\n\nHere is a testimonial and an idea on how to heal the issue.\n\nGlaucoma Disappears: I have a friend who had had eight major surgeries. She lived in constant pain, very seldom was she able to go places and her physician had told her their was nothing more they could do. \n\nShe went on Dr. Christopher's Three Day Cleanse and Mucusless Diet. She started on herbs to cleanse the colon,the blood Cayenne, Calc tea, Yucca AR, Herbal Eyebright, etc. In a matter of about three weeks, her pain was gone. She was able to start living again. In about 3 or 4 months her arthritis left her. \n\nShe had had glaucoma for 13 years. Her glaucoma medicine was making her ill, so she went to her eye specialist. He tested her and said there is not even a trace of glaucoma left. There is virtually no cure for glaucoma, how did you do it. Her reply was thru herbs and diet. She was told whatever it is, don't stop it. He took her off her glaucoma medication, and a special pair of glasses. She now tells me her eyes have improved so much that she can now watch TV without glasses, which she never before had done. She started on this program less than a year ago. Her dark brown eyes are now turning green. She has a ways yet to go, but she is really living again. She is a composer and this past holiday season, had a Christmas Album published. \n\n\nBest of health to both of you\n\nCheers
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Some surgeons will, but the more respectable ones won't.  The reason is because it is very hard to monitor your glaucoma after LASIK because the intraocular pressure readings will not be accurate, so it will be difficult to determine how well your glaucoma drops are working.
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There are various types of surgeries that are done on the eyes.\n\nYou refer to 'improving eye sight'. Well these surgeries are to affect the lens in the eyes to improve vision.\n\nGlaucoma is related to the liquid in the eyeball. There is an entry valve and an exit valve for this liquid. When the exit valve does not function properly the liquid continues to flow into the eyeball and as a result the liquid pressure in the eyeball increases. This liquid keeps on pressing the Optic Nerve endings scattered in the eye ball. Due to this high pressure the nerve endings gradually die one by one. Thus a person will gradually lose his eye sight.\n\nThe operation for this is to assist the out flow of the liquid.  Thus an eye sight improvement operation cannot help or prevent Glaucoma.\n\nThere are various types of other eye problems - like degenaration of the optical nerve, a block in the duct that brings liquid into the eyeball etc.  Thus these are completely different problems.
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First, only your Doctor should prescribe a medicine for hypertension....\n\nI have been on Atenolol for over 5 yrs, and it has worked fabulously.  It is relatively cheap ( Under $30 per mo. ) \n\nLIFESTYLE changes, reducing stress, moderate aerobic exercise ALL contribute to reducing BP normally...\n\nDo a Google Search for Homeopathic HYpertension Treatments
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NO,no home remedies.\n  Once you find a solution that works,once you get an Opthalmologist who treats this sucessfully you need to stay with them. Do NOT alter from the treatment.\n  This is something you do not want to mess with because as you well know,you can lose your eyesight.
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I don't have a specific answer for you, but have you tried asking your local eye doctor or optician?  They have access to just about everything available and may be able to point you in the right direction.
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I am sure that some methods are available to decrease your blood pressure, however, I would be very careful if you are thinking about stopping your meds.  End stage renal failure is serious business (as you know) and although exercise, avoiding salt, and avoiding stress will help improve your blood pressure a small amount, they pale in comparison to the usefulness of medications for this.  Exercise has been shown to be the most effective, dropping systolic blood pressure 5-10 points in some studies.  Decreasing your salt intake to 2 grams or less will lower your blood pressure another 5 points.  \nI would suggest doing these things in addition to the medications that you are already on.
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It's not recommended, but I admit I've done it. Just make sure no water enters your eyes.
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no drugs can do this for you . the final answer can be lazik.. which is done by laser but may be result be not perfect but ofcourse better than your recent condition... depend on your age and your visual aquality
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Although normal intraocular pressure is generally considered to be below 22-24 mmHg (millimeters of mercury), there is much variability in "normal" for different persons.  One person may have an IOP (intraocular pressure) of 28 and not have glaucoma, while another may have an IOP of 16 and have severe glaucoma (so-called "normal or low tension glaucoma).  Bottom line is that all persons at risk for glaucoma (everyone over 50 years of age, and anyone who has a family history of glaucoma) should be examined by an eye doctor at regular intervals.\n\nThe "right time for laser treatment" is unique to each patient and determined by severity of glaucoma, response of IOP to medical treatment, and other factors which require evaluation by an ophthalmologist (eye physician & surgeon).
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I second nightmares answer, and you dont even have to smoke enough to get stoned, you might get a "little" high . but one hit from the right stuff should be sufficient to relieve glaucoma.
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There are many treatments for glaucoma but it depends on the type of glaucoma you have and whether you caught it in time or not.\nThere is a filtering system in the front of your eye.\nIn the front of the eye we produce a certain amount of fluid for the filtering system which is exchanged during the filtering process. . . new fluid in and old fluid out.\n When that filtering system fails to work properly,the fliud tends to back up thereby creating pressure in the eye which affects the optic nerve.\nIn some cases laser can be used to open up those filtering openings and allow old fluid to seep out as it should.But there again it depends on the type of glaucoma and if it was diagnosed early enough.\nDrops help to encourage the filtering system to work properly.\nYes there are many drops to treat glaucoma,treatment that helps to keep the glaucoma under control but you will have to visit your Opthalmologist on a regular basis to have the pressure in your eyes checked and there may have to be many changes in glaucoma eye drops until they find one that works best for you.\nYes Xalatan is considered more often when the glaucoma is hardest to control and one of it's side effects is that it can eventually turn blue eyed people into brown eyed people. . only a superficial side effect.\nPilocarpine is also another high powered glaucoma drop that sometimes is used in conjunction with other glaucoma drops.\nGlaucoma drops burn upon using them and will make your pupil pin point.\nEven at that as far as I know there is still the possibility of going blind.\nLook at your family history as glacoma is considered to be passed through the family tree.\nANY adult over the age of 40 should have their eyes tested to see if they could possibly have glaucoma because glaucoma is called the Thief of Vision as there are no symptoms and in the rare instance that a patient does feel pressure in their eyes,the pressure is so high that damage has already occurred.\nNormal pressure in the eye is usually between 17-21 anything higher than 21 is considered suspect.
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It doesn't only occur in diabetics.  *I* have glaucoma.  My mother was diabetic and did not.  My father was not diabetic, but he and 2 or his 3 siblings also had it.  It is or can be inherited.  If caught early enough and treated, many people have no obvious problems.  It has nothing to do with glasses.  My father died at 81 and never wore glasses.\n\nGlaucoma is a build up of fluid that causes the pressure in the eyes to rise.  In most cases, it is treated with drops.  I just recently started Lumigan.  In extreme cases, an ophthalmologist might recommend surgery to relieve the pressure.  The pressure in my eyes is about twice what it should be.  It scares the hell out of me, but I'm being optimistic.\n\nIf you suspect a problem, see an ophthalmologist, NOT and optometrist or optician.  They are not qualified in this matter.  Be sure to see a doctor who can administer a Visual Field screening.  This is to track vision loss.  (As the pressure builds, a person with glaucoma usually loses peripheral vision.)\n\nI hope this helps.
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Laser trabeculoplasty (LTP) is the application of a laser beam to burn areas of the trabecular meshwork, located near the base of the iris, to increase fluid outflow. LTP is used in the treatment of various open-angle glaucomas. The two types of laser trabeculoplasty are argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) and selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT). As its name suggests, argon laser trabeculoplasty uses an argon laser to create tiny burns on the trabecular meshwork. Selective laser trabeculoplasty is newer technology that uses a Nd:YAG laser to target specific cells within the trabecular meshwork and create less thermal damage than ALT.
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I recently started doing eye exercises to improve my vision. I am seeing some improvements, which is great encouragement to continue.\n\nI created a website and a blog so that people can follow my progress. Check it out...\n\nhttp://www.improvingmyeyesight.com/\n\nThere is also an article which talks about nutrition and eye care\nhttp://improvingmyeyesight.com/Nutrition_and_Eye_Health.html
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Sleep, excercise, less sugar/caffeine.  Also, avoid all non-medication drugs as well as alcohol.  You can try some gentle skin moisturizers, just be careful not to get it in your eyes.  \nI do know that some people (like me) have naturally thin skin under thier eyes, and the veins show more than on most people, but if you keep up these habits, it really does help.