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[quote user="Svenska"] Has anyone heard of Helicobacter HPylori being implicated as a possible cause of Glaucoma? [/quote] We had a discussion about that on this same FitEyes.com forum a while back. Here's the link: http://fiteyes.com/forums/p/327/850.aspx#850 But it is good to remind people...
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Hi Svenska - thanks for posting your follow up information. It is great to see that you've been educating yourself. You are correct that the definition of glaucoma is now based more on optic nerve damage than on intraocular pressure alone. However, elevated intraocular pressure remains the #1 risk...
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andrea - in your list of all the tests you've had done, I see a few very obvious (and critical) missing tests: The diurnal (24-hour) intraocular pressure exam (with blood pressure). A Pascal DCT intraocular pressure exam with full data for at least 1 minute (graphed by the DataWiz software). An Ocular...
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andrea - if you are having a great deal of vision loss, maybe you need to find a better glaucoma specialist. Did you consider Dr. Ritch in NY? You might also want to ask your doctor (or new doctor) about a 24 hour intraocular pressure exam with IOP and blood pressure measurements every 90 minutes while...
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Billy - after I wrote my prior message, I realized I should probably delete it because discussion of stress, diet and self-tonometry is appropriate only in certain contexts. Before you consider doing anything -- even working with your diet or vitamins -- you need to see a glaucoma specialist. With intraocular...
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billym - thank you for this question. I love this question. I used to take more vitamins than probably any person on this planet. I have never met a person who took as many vitamins as I did. After I was diagnosed with glaucoma, I researched extensively and created what I thought was the absolute best...
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Yes, mindfulness is a very, very useful technique to master. There are many levels of mindfulness and I think any glaucoma patient would benefit by going deeply into the mastery of mindfulness. I use Serene Impulse myself. To me, it seems like a really big issue in glaucoma is that the immune system...
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andrea: When a part or even the entire optic nerve is dead, I know it does not promote vision. Does theis death grow like when a limb had gangrene? Is the Nerve 'dead' so it should be rejected by the body? I think it must mean something different from most tissue dead for optic nerves to be determined...
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Here is another resource for Ayurvedic Ophthalmology: http://www.toddcaldecott.com/ However, the best thing you can do is start with an Ayurvedic physician you can see in person. This way you can get a pulse diagnosis. Without that, you will be missing much of the benefit Ayurveda can offer.
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Paresh - given that you have advanced glaucoma, why don't you pick one of the very best glaucoma specialists you can find and travel to visit that person? I personally like Dr. Ritch because I can communicate well with him. I think communication is one of the most important factors. I would recommend...