In my first true 24-hour eye pressure monitoring period, where supine eye pressure measurements were taken, I found out that my eye pressure is much higher at night than expected. I also found out that my blood pressure is much lower. That's a bad combination of pressures for the health of the optic...
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Filed under: Eye Pressure, Xalatan, Timoptic, lifestyle, Emotions, Glaucoma, sleep, oral care, optic nerve, postural changes, stress
Glaucoma Adapted from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services What is glaucoma? Glaucoma is a group of diseases that can damage the eye's optic nerve and result in vision loss and blindness. The most common forms of...
By Y. Yücel http://www.glaucom.com/Supplement/MFG2006/Session4.php#neuro Retinal ganglion cell death is the pathologic correlate of glaucomatous damage. As 90% of RGCs project to the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), there is a good reason for believing that this damage extends from RGCs to vision centers...
A friend referred me to a new ophthalmologist who lives in another city. I corresponded with this new ophthalmologist via email. I am not replacing my current ophthalmologists, merely seeking additional input on specific issues where experts are few and far between. However, I guess many facts did not...