Glaucoma is a serious eye disease with many risk factors. Some risk factors are controllable; other risks are not. The main problems with glaucoma are late detection, permanent damage, and no cure. People who skip going to the eye doctor often notice no symptoms until glaucoma is well-established. Glaucoma is often referred to as the … Continue reading “How to Minimize Your Glaucoma Risk”
Have you ever heard that your eyes need plenty of nutrition? It’s true, and research backs this up. But did you know that the Standard American Diet tends to be very low in some eye-essential nutrients? The eyes are the second most physiologically active part of our body (#1 is the brain). At Natural Eye … Continue reading “How to Give Your Eyes Enough Nutrition”
The eye disease glaucoma can be devastating to eyesight, so scientists are looking at risk factors such as folate intake. There are few good therapies once the disease sets in. Vitamins could potentially prevent glaucoma. A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at folate intake and the risk of developing open-angle … Continue reading “Could Folate Prevent Glaucoma? (Vitamin B9, Folic Acid)”
Rod-Cone Dystrophy is a genetically-based deterioration of vision caused by damage to the photoreceptors in the eye. Rods and cones are the photoreceptor cells in the retina that give us daytime and night time vision. Genes that provide the blueprint for manufacturing proteins crucial to the eye’s rods and cones are damaged. Without enough of … Continue reading “Rod-Cone Dystrophy – A Complete Overview by Natural Eye Care”
Blue light is emitted from all handheld electronic devices as well as desktop and laptop computers and televisions. It is the shortest wave length light in the visible spectrum and causes significant damage to many parts of the eye seriously impacting present and future vision capacity. Damage from blue light from smartphones is particularly important because smartphones are … Continue reading “Computers & Your Eyes II: How Blue Light Damages Vision”
Several different types of glaucoma are the leading cause of blindness in the US1, and yet many cases of glaucoma begin without symptoms. Half of the 3 million-plus Americans who have glaucoma have been diagnosed.2 Glaucoma can affect anyone, but it is especially prevalent in persons over age 60. Everyone should have regular eye exams throughout … Continue reading “Types of Glaucoma: A Complete Overview by Natural Eye Care”
Fuchs’ Corneal Dystrophy is named for the Austrian ophthalmologist Ernst Fuchs, who first described the condition in 1910. He described thirteen patients who suffered from corneal clouding, blisters on the corneal epithelia and loss of corneal sensation. “Dystrophy” refers to any disorder or condition in which a particular tissue or organ of the body wastes … Continue reading “What is Fuchs’ Corneal Dystrophy?”
Add: Eggs | Walnuts | Omega-3 | Fatty Fish | Other Nutrients Limit: Refined Carbohydrates | Red Meat Introduction The pigments in the macula of the eye are predominantly composed of three carotenoids: lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin. Researchers report that these pigments, called xanthophylls, act as both filters and antioxidants and how they protect the eye from … Continue reading “Fight Macular Degeneration By Eating Fish, Eggs, Walnuts, Omega-3”
Most individuals with undiagnosed glaucoma do not notice any symptoms the condition is somewhat advanced. Technically, glaucoma is due to damage to the optic nerve, sometimes as a result of increased pressure of the aqueous humor – the clear, watery fluid that circulates in the chamber of the eye between the cornea and the lens. … Continue reading “High Stress Can Lead to Glaucoma: Tips to Reduce Stress”
A drug taken for decades by millions of people with type 2 diabetes to prevent heart attacks, strokes and deaths offered no benefit in a broad group of patients, a study released Sunday shows.