Glaucoma
- Overview
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Causes
- Complications
- Homoeopathic Treatment
- Do's and Don'ts
- Diet and Nutrition
Glaucoma is a disease condition which affects the eyes, especially optic nerve and in most cases is associated with elevated intraocular pressure. Optic nerve is the main nerve of eye, which transmits images from retina of eye to brain, which help us to see those images. Intraocular pressure is the pressure within the eye caused by a nourishing liquid of eye called Aqueous Humor. This liquid is produced and drained by the eyes. But Glaucoma can also happen if this pressure is normal.
Glaucoma can damage the Optic nerve and can cause peripheral vision loss which may progress to irreversible blindness, if not treated timely.
Most people with Glaucoma are not even aware of the disease, since in most cases it is asymptomatic in the beginning. Hence it is important to check eyes routinely especially after 40 years of age.
Facts on Glaucoma:
- Glaucoma is second most common cause of blindness, first being Cataract.
- Glaucoma cannot be cured but can be controlled.
- Treatment prognosis is much better if treatment is received early.
- Glaucoma can affect both the eyes or more severely in any one eye.
- Glaucoma can cause vision loss which cannot be restored back.
WHAT HAPPENS IN GLAUCOMA?
Quick Look
- Initially asymptomatic (no symptoms). There could be only peripheral vision loss which may get unnoticed.
- Vision loss
- Tunnel vision- Narrowing of vision, only things placed straight in front of eyes are visible
- Redness of vision
- halos around light
- Haziness in eyes
- Seeing colours in front of eyes
- Nausea with or without vomiting
- Severe headache
- Pain in eyes
Click to know more about Symptoms of GLAUCOMA.
WHAT CAN GLAUCOMA LEAD TO?
- Glaucoma is a potentially dangerous condition of eyes which can impact vision.
- Failure in early diagnosis and treatment can cause permanent blindness. Loss of peripheral vision starts with damage to optic nerve caused by Glaucoma which can later progress to complete loss of vision.
- Angle closure Glaucoma (a type of Glaucoma) can lead you in emergency department along with severe threat to your vision. It can cause acute and severe pain in eyes, headache, seeing halos around eyes, nausea, vomiting. This is a serious condition and needs immediate attention or may cause blindness.
- Decreased visual acuity can increase the risk of falls, injuries, trauma. Also it can severely impact the driving skills of affected person.
- In some studies, it has been noticed that Glaucoma is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, stroke.
Glaucoma, if ignored, can be seriously harmful and may debilitate your life quality with irreversible negative impact on your vision.
HOW WELL HOMEOPATHY WORKS IN GLAUCOMA?
- Homeopathy is very efficient in managing symptoms of Glaucoma and has an excellent success rate. It is very gentle and effective system of medicine.
- Homeopathic treatment is based on law of similars, it employs medicines which have greater beneficial action on eyes and optic nerve.
- Homeopathy can successfully treat Glaucoma without the intervention of surgery. Hence the side effect and risks involved in surgery are not present in Homeopathy.
- Homeopathy has excellent medicines which treat Glaucoma from its roots without any side effects.
- Well chosen Homeopathic medicine on the basis of totality is capable to stop and reverse the optic nerve damage and maintain perfect pressure within the eyes.
- Homeopathy stimulates body's healing capacities and strengthens immunity.
- Homeopathic Treatment for Glaucoma. has more than 80 natural, side-effect free remedies in its medicine bank for the treatment of this condition.
Few of our amazing remedies include:
- OSMIUM METALLICUM: An effective remedy for Glaucoma with affected vision. Person sees greenish or rainbow colours around the light. Weeping mood is marked.
- PHOSPHORUS: Wonderful remedy for Glaucoma, where there is narrow field of vision with optic nerve atrophy. Sensation as if everything around is covered with mist & dust. Coloured vision followed by headache. Suits tall slender people who grow rapidly and then stoop. There is marked susceptibility to external impressions like light, sound, touch, etc.
- PHYSOSTIGMA: Remedy for Glaucoma that occurs after injury. Pain over eyes, cannot raise eyelids. Bloody red eyes with burning.
- SILICEA: Glaucoma in people who are always cold, chilly and lack vital heat. Aversion to daylight which causes dazzling and sharp pain in the eyes. Vision affected, letters run together on reading. Patient characteristically feels cold before symptoms appear. Symptoms worse in winter.
- SPIGELIA: Good remedy for Glaucoma with intense pressure in the eyeballs, which increases on turning the eyes. Eyes hurt on moving them and become too large.
Eyes are the main organ of vision and a sense organ too.
Eyes have two chambers anterior chamber and posterior chamber. A Fluid called Aqueous humor circulates in eye and flows through channels that are formed like a mesh. It nourishes the eye tissues. Blockage of this channel; blocks proper drainage of this fluid rising intraocular pressure (pressure within the eyes called IOP).
Aqueous humor is produced by cilia of eyes (which are short microscopic hair-like vibrating structures which cause currents in the surrounding fluid). This fluid goes to the posterior surface bound by lens, enters the anterior chamber & finally gets drained by trabecular meshwork to the body's blood circulation.
This meshwork is located at the drainage angle of eye (where the clear surface of eye cornea is attached to the coloured part called iris). This angle can be very narrow in some people affecting the drainage.
Excess production or deficient drainage can increase the amount of Aqueous humor resulting in high IOP (Intraocular pressure). But it is important to remember that Glaucoma can happen even if IOP is normal.
Optic nerve is responsible for transmitting images to brain. It is the main nerve innervating the eye. It consists of millions of nerve fibres. Retina is the sensitive tissue of eye which is connected to brain via optic nerve. Constant high pressure can damage the optic nerve, which can result in permanent loss of vision. There is damage of retinal ganglion cells of optic nerve. Usually pressure more than 21 mm of Hg is significant.
Glaucoma is often addressed as 'Silent thief of sight' because initially there are no symptoms and gradually over a period of time, vision is affected.
Glaucoma can be primary or secondary. Primary Glaucoma is mainly due to rise of intraocular pressure, which can be further open angle or angle closure Glaucoma. While; Secondary Glaucoma is due to certain medicines like steroids, diabetes, trauma to eyes, blood circulation problems, intraocular haemorrhages, infections.
Also constitutional homeopathic medicines remove the predisposition towards Glaucoma.
- Glaucoma can be asymptomatic. Initially there could be no symptoms of glaucoma.
- Initially there could be only peripheral vision loss, which may get unnoticed.
- Vision loss
- Tunnel vision- Narrowing of vision, only things placed straight in front of eyes are visible
- Eye redness
- halos around light
- Haziness in eyes
- Seeing colours in front of eyes
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Severe headache
- Pain in eyes
WARNING SIGNS: If you have following symptoms & signs it is possible that you have acute angle closure Glaucoma and you need EMERGENCY treatment or it can lead to irreversible vision loss-
- Redness of eyes
- Halos around the light
- Haziness before eyes
- Seeing colours in front of eyes
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Severe headache
- Pain in eyes
- Increase of intraocular pressure- Excessive production or blockage of efficient drainage of Aqueous Humor may cause pressure within the eyes to raise and cause Glaucoma.
- Injury to the eyes- Burns, chemicals, and post-ocular surgeries may lead to Glaucoma.
- Eye infection- Some eye infections or side effect of some medicines can also cause structural eye changes causing secondary Glaucoma.
Important complications of glaucoma are:
- Blindness: Glaucoma can damage the vision permanently. Initially, the peripheral vision (all that is visible to the eye outside the central area of focus) may be affected followed by permanent loss of vision (blindness) in the affected eye. Glaucoma may get worse with passing time and may cause permanent loss of vision in some years. Once the vision is lost, it cannot be recovered.
- Risk of fall & accidents: Our vision plays an important role in balance & posture hence in Glaucoma less visual acuity can increase the risk of falls, injuries, and trauma. Also it can severely impact the driving skills of affected person.
- Poor life quality: Loss of partial or complete vision can make many activities difficult and life less enjoyable.
Homeopathy is very proficient in managing the symptoms of Glaucoma and has an excellent success rate. It corrects the genetic predisposition and susceptibility towards Glaucoma.
- Homeopathic treatment for Glaucoma improves blood supply of eye, promote normal production of Aqueous humor, improve its circulation, and facilitate its easy drainage. It helps in maintaining proper IOP, thereby prevents damage to vision.
- Homeopathic medicines are potentised in a dynamic plane which raises their curative power facilitating natural and holistic healing. Homeopathic medicines are non toxic, harmless and side effect free since dosages are minute.
- Most importantly, Homeopathic treatment for Glaucoma is capable in preventing surgery. It reduces need for surgical intervention.
But it is important to remember that the sooner you start Glaucoma treatment, the better for your eyes & vision. Also early treatment ensures better prognosis.
Few of our amazing remedies in Homeopathic treatment of GLAUCOMA include:
- OSMIUM METALLICUM: An effective remedy for Glaucoma with affected vision. Person sees greenish or rainbow colours around the light. Weeping mood is marked.
- PHOSPHORUS: One of the most superlative remedies for eye affections especially Glaucoma. Narrow field of vision with optic nerve atrophy. Sensation as if everything around is covered with mist & dust. Coloured vision followed by headache. Suits tall slender people who grow rapidly and then stoop. There is marked susceptibility to external impressions like light, sound, touch, etc.
- PHYSOSTIGMA: Superb remedy for Glaucoma after injury. Pain over eyes, cannot raise eyelids. Bloody red eyes with burning.
- SILICEA: Glaucoma in people who are always cold, chilly and lack vital heat. Aversion to daylight which causes dazzling and sharp pain in the eyes. Vision affected, letters run together on reading. Patient characteristically feels cold before symptoms appear. Symptoms worse in winter.
- SPIGELIA: Good remedy for Glaucoma with intense pressure in the eyeballs, which increases on turning the eyes. Eyes hurt on moving them and become too large.
- Have a look at some of the homeopathic remedies used for the treatment of Glaucoma. The treatment given by our Experts is highly specific for the individual we treat and not limited to 2 or 3 drugs. Homeopathic treatment for Glaucoma offers a minimum of 80 remedies effective against Glaucoma.
GLAUCOMA:
1 Abel,3 Acon, 1 Adren, 1 Aegle, 1 Allox, 1 Arec, 1 Arg-n, 1 Ars, 1 Asar, 1 Atra-r,3 Atro,3 Aur, 1 Bell, 3 Berb, 3 Bry, 1 Camph, 1 Caust,3 Cedr, 1 Cimic, 1 Cob-n, 1 Cocain, 2 Cocc, 3 Colch, 3 Coloc, 3 Com, 1 Con, 1 Cortico, 1 Croc, 1 Crot-h, 1 Croto-t, 1 Dttab, 1 Dubin, 1 Esin, 1 Euphr, 1 Eys, 1 Gels, 1 Grin, 1 Ham, 1 Hed, 1 Jab, 3 Kali-i, 1 Kali-m, 2 Lac-c, 1 Lach, 1 Lyc, 1 Mag-c, 1 Mag-p, 1 Merc, 1 Mez,3 Nit-ac, 1 Nux-v, 1 Op,3 Osm, 4 PHOS, 4 PHYS, 1 Phyt, 2 Piloc, 1 Pipe, 1 Plb, 1 Pot-a,3 Prun, 3 Puls, 1 Rhod,3 Rhus-t, 1 Sam, 1 Sapo, 1 Saroth, 1 Seneg, 1 Sil,3 Spig, 1 Sulo-ac,3 Sulph, 1 Supren, 1 Thul-c, 1 Valer, 3 Wies, 1 Zinc
HALO OF COLORS AROUND:LIGHT:
3 Aloe, 4 ALUM, 1 Alum-p, 1 Am-c, 1 Aml-n, 3 Ammc, 3 Anac, 1 Anag, 1 Anh, 1 Asar,3 Atro, 1 Atro-s, 1 Bar-c, 4 BELL, 3 Bry, 3 Calad,3 Calc, 1 Cann-s,3 Carb-v,3 Caust, 1 Cham, 1 Chim, 1 Chin, 1 Chlor,3 Cic, 4 COCC, 1 Coff-t, 1 Colch, 1 Com,3 Cycl, 3 Dig, 1 Digin, 1 Euph, 3 Euphr, 1 Ferr, 1 Ferr-ma, 1 Galv, 1 Gels,3 Hep, 1 Hipp, 1 Hyos, 3 Ip, 3 Kali-c, 3 Kali-n, 3 Kali-p, 1 Kali-s,3 Lach, 1 Mag-m, 1 Mang, 1 Merl, 1 Mim-p, 1 Nat-m, 1 Nat-p, 3 Nicc, 1 Nit-ac, 4 OSM, 1 Ozone, 1 Peti, 3 Ph-ac, 4 PHOS, 4 PULS, 2 Ran-b, 4 RUTA, 1 Sant, 1 Saroth, 1 Sarr,3 Sars, 3 Sep, 1 Sil,3 Stann, 3 Staph, 3 Stront-c, 4 SULPH, 1 Tell,3 Tub, 1 Verat, 1 Verat-v,3 Zinc, 1 Zinc-p
It is, however, worthwhile to remember that self-medication is not recommended.
The remedy abbreviations with
- 4 marks- most effective,
- 3 marks- quite effective,
- 2 marks- less effective,
- 1 mark- least effective.
Do’s
- Regular eye examination especially after age of 40 years.
- Wear proper corrective glasses if you have near or far sightedness.
- Exercise adequately and maintain good immunity with balanced diet and healthy lifestyle.
Don’ts
- Avoid eye medications, or any medicines without consulting doctor, some chemicals in these medicines may damage the eyes.
- Avoid prolong exposure to computer screen, TV screen, mobiles; especially from a shorter distance.
- Never ignore any eye discomfort or symptom.
- Take Vitamin rich diet- Vitamin C, A and E are believed to increase immunity and therefore plays a crucial role in Glaucoma prevention. Consume sunflower seeds and oil, pistachio, meat, fish, chicken, banana, avocadoes, spinach, asparagus, tomatoes, broccoli, watermelon, citrus fruits, leafy vegetables, nuts, carrots.
- Include antioxidants in your diet like green leafy vegetables, spinach, tomatoes, broccoli, green tea, cherries, blueberries, strawberries, mulberries, bell peppers.
- Consume more whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
- Include omega 3 fatty acids rich foods like walnuts, eggs, soy protein . Consume fishes like salmon, mackerel, tuna, which help in protecting eyes.
- Avoid coffee, chocolate, refined foods, sugary foods.
- Avoid fried, canned, preserved and fatty foods.
- Avoid foods which may cause allergy. Common allergens are soy products, eggs, peanuts.