Leading Medical Specialists From Around the World Coalesce Around Self-Tonometry
Leading Medical Specialists Support Self-Monitoring of Eye Pressure by Glaucoma Patients;
Self-tonometry has Potential to Transform Glaucoma Treatment, Says Co-Author of Recent Journal Article
Growing recognition among leading ophthalmologists and glaucoma specialists of an alternative option for measuring pressure in the eye may offer new hope for four million Americans – and millions more people worldwide – who risk permanent blindness, says a co-author of a recent article in the Survey of Ophthalmology.
Panic attacks, adrenal exhaustion, eye pressure and consciousness
Low blood pressure can be a problem for glaucoma patients because it results in insufficient blood supply to the optic nerve.
A lot of glaucoma patients suffer from anxiety, stress, panic attacks and other similar issues. Those issues lead to adrenal fatigue and adrenal exhaustion. And adrenal fatigue/exhaustion can lead to low blood pressure (hypotension).
Eating eggplant reduces eye pressure
Eggplant has some interesting properties, including reducing intraocular pressure and ... reducing cholesterol!
http://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Health_Lifestyle/Health_Diet/Garden_Egg_a...
I found several articles by researchers in Nigeria that describe eggplant's effects. What we call eggplant, they call garden egg ... same vegetable, though.
For the past several months I have increased my consumption of eggplant but I don't measure my intraocular pressure as many of you here do. I wonder if someone might want to try a plate of eggplant for lunch and then measure your IOP and report back to the rest of us.
I suspect that the effect lasts 3-4 hours, but perhaps longer??? I take three different eyedrops: two in the morning, one in mid-afternoon, and three at bedtime. I figured that eating the eggplant at lunchtime would possibly fill the gap at that time of day, but perhaps dinnertime would be best since IOP rises during the night for most of us. Having actual measurement results would be useful.
Richelle
EDIT:
See the abstract here: Effects of Solanum melongena (garden egg) on some visual functio
Also, be sure to see this comment: Some News: My Eye Pressure Results After Eating Eggplant
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Complementary Therapy for the Treatment of Glaucoma by Dr. Ritch
by Robert Ritch, MD
From the Departments of Ophthalmology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY, and The New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY,Supported in part by the Joseph and Marilyn Rosen Research Fund of the New York Glaucoma Research Institute
Corresponding author: Robert Ritch, MD, Glaucoma Associates of New York, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, 310 East 14th Street suite 304, New York, NY, 10003
Glaucoma is a progressive optic neuropathy characterized by a specific pattern of optic nerve head and visual field damage. Damage to the visual system in glaucoma is due to the death of the retinal ganglion cells, the axons of which comprise the optic nerve and carry the visual impulses from the eye to the brain. Glaucoma represents a final common pathway resulting from a number of different conditions that can affect the eye, many of which are associated with elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). It is important to realize that elevated IOP is not synonymous with glaucoma, but rather is the most important risk factor we know of for the development and/or progression of glaucomatous damage.
My approach to glacuoma - salt/iodine detox
I have recently started the salt/iodine detox protocol. There are some interesting observations I think.
First of all, initial reaction (basal body temperature increase, noctural and diurnal IOP drop by ca 3pts) has been very positive.
After about 2 weeks however an adverse reaction happened which coincided with a stressful event for me and external infection. This adverse reaction brought back the TCM symptoms which were already absent for a couple of weeks, as well as increased IOP slightly more above the values registered before the "good run" which I am attributing to the start-up of detox.
Glaucoma eye drops and depression
I am using eyedrops: timolol maleate and pilocarpine. After a week on both, I'm feeling uncharacteristically low and negative. Both list depression as side effects. I'm wondering what experience others have had re: eyedrops and depression. Know any remedies? I hope, I'll be off these two in a couple of weeks! They also blur my vision.
JudyPat4
Ophthalmology journal discusses tradeoffs b/n: Xalatan, Lumigan, and Travatan
There's a fascinating discussion of the tradeoffs b/n these three "equivalent" medications, in the Review of Ophthalmology journal, at: http://www.revophth.com/index.asp?page=1_25.htm
I can sense elevated intraocular pressure
Glaucoma is known as the silent thief of sight because (in its common forms) there is no pain and no other symptoms until the damage has been done.
I don't have glaucoma, I have high IOP due to prolonged use of steroid drops. I know when the pressure is high, I can feel it. Firstly I get a pulsing, this means the pressure is up to about 25-30 then I get feelings of pressure and lastly if i blink fast I can see black striations in the shape of my iris.
Using lemon to lower my eye pressure from 21 to 14
I do use once a week lemon drop, it has rules to do it. the lemon should be fresh and you cut it with a clean knife , and it should be at night before bed time. I squeeze one drop in each eye. and when Iwent to the dr. it droped from 21 to 14 which is great. I know it hurts a lot for few seconds then I feel cool in my eyes. " I wonder if anyone tried this"? I got the from my 90 years aunt who died and she had 20/20 eye vision and can thread the string in the needle.
Ozone Theraoy
Does anyone have any experience with Ozone therapy?
My naturepathatic doctor is encouraging me to try it and there are numerous studies (outside the USA) which seem to indicate that Ozone is a viable therapy for Glaucoma.
Thanks!
Zeo: brief first impression
The Zeo ($250, amazon.com) sleep analysis device has turned out to be entertaining, but I can't say that it has turned up any info useful for glaucoma management, with the exception that it has encouraged me to get more sleep. In particular , for every night they compute a "Z score" (1..100) to rate the quality of your sleep - since I'm competitive, I've been trying to beat my Z-score each night. Kind of silly, but on the other hand getting more/better sleep is good for overall health...
Corneal thickness?
I have read studies indicating that central corneal thickness is a risk factor for glaucoma. Studies show that the thinner the cornea, the higher the glaucoma risk (for example, African Americans generally have thinner corneas). However, I have also read studies indicating that thinner corneas are a risk because they give falsely low readings on applanation tonometry. Therefore, I have the following questions:
1) Are thinner corneas a higher risk factor irrespective of giving falsely low readings?
2) Does the corneal thickness influence readings on the puff devices like the Reichert?
newbie here........ pros/cons of various pressure reducing meds
It looks like I am joing the club. I will be starting a yet to be determined med to reduce IOP shortly. What is the concensus on this forum with respect to the best medication (eye drops) .
Consciousnes and Eye Pressure - further thoughts
Here is what i have noticed after several months of recording my eye pressures.
- I can sometime detect an immediate correlation between a 'negative' or stressful thought (or anxiety) and an increase in my eye pressure.
- read more...
my approach to glaucoma - a remission ?
I have been to four specialists in the US recently, among them: dr Ritch and dr Tillotson. I wanted first of all to have a second opinion on my condition (as my local doctor was recommending an eye surgery) and to potentially finetune/improve my treatment.
Kindness As A Tool for Managing Eye Pressure
Yesterday I saw some discussions that reminded me of the profound discovery I made several years ago in my own intraocular pressure data. I observed, time and time again, that simply disagreeing with another individual in an online forum would raise my intraocular pressure. (This effect does not require arguing -- simply disagreeing in a polite manner is often enough.) This is a universal phenomenon.
Thanks for this site!
I am 50 years old from India and diagnosed with IOP of 30. Thanks for this site. Looking actually for alternative treatment like acupuncture and ayurveda.
Detoxification and Eye Pressure
Someone just emailed this question to my inbox. I'm replying here on the FitEyes forum.
