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Category Archives: glaucoma
Ultrasound Treatment for Glaucoma in Development
Eye Tech Care, a French company, is testing a new way to treat glaucoma using ultrasound technology. The device would treat the cilliary body (the part of the eye that produces humour, the watery fluid that fills the front part … Continue reading
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Tagged glaucoma, glaucoma and ultrasound, glaucoma treatments, ultrasound technology
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Glacoma Research Focuses on Anticardiolipins and IOP
A recent Canadian study on the progression of glaucoma shows that age and abnormal anticardiolipin antibody levels are key factors in the decrease of sufferers’ field of vision. Anticardiolipin antibodies are associated with such diseases as lupus, syphilis, and antiphospholipid … Continue reading
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Tagged anticardiolipin antibodies, glaucoma, glaucoma research, introcular pressure
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Weightlifting Can Increase Pressure in the Eyes
Weightlifting, especially if one holds his or her breath during the exercise, may cause a temporary increase in pressure within the eyes. Glaucoma is sometimes linked to increased pressure in the vitreous humor of the eye. Generally, intraocular pressure generally … Continue reading
New Discovery May Lead to Better Eye Disease Screening
Australian scientists may have made a discovery that could lead to the development of better tests to detect eye diseases like glaucoma and macular degeneration. Research published in the Journal of Vision suggests that color sensing cells in retina, which … Continue reading
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Tagged eye disease screening, glaucoma, macular degeneration, retina
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Heavy Computer Use Can Lead to Glaucoma
Those who use computers heavily are at greater risk for glaucoma than the general public, particularly those who are short-sighted. Glaucoma is an insidious disease characterized by the decrease of peripherial vision eventually leading to severe vision loss. A 2004 … Continue reading
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Tagged computer eye strain, Computer use, glaucoma, glaucoma prevention
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Sleep Position Can Improve Eye Pressure in Glaucoma Patients
A recent study out of the Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences at the University of Toronto New indicates that glaucoma patients can reduce intraocular pressure by sleeping with their head elevated at a 30-degree angle as opposed to sleeping … Continue reading
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Tagged glaucoma, glaucoma prevention, glaucoma research, intraocular pressure, sleep position
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Stress and Poor Nutrition Can Lead to Glaucoma
Stress has been implicated as a major cause of chronic glaucoma. Stress causes us to breath shallowly, thus reducing the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream, which then causes venous backflow in the head. This phenomenon effects the eyes’ ability … Continue reading
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Tagged eye disease prevention, glaucoma, nutrition and glaucoma, stress and eye disease
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Melatonin Can Treat Glaucoma and Uveitis
Melatonin is an efficient antioxidant that has the ability to fight free radicals and break down nitric oxide and can help those suffering from glaucoma and uveitis. Continue reading
Posted in glaucoma, supplements, uveitis
Tagged Antioxidants, free radicals, glaucoma, glaucoma research, melatonin, uveitis
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Herpes Virus Can Threaten Vision
Three of the eight strains of the herpes virus can cause vision loss including varicella zoster virus (VZV), which causes chickenpox and also shingles, and herpes simplex virus-1 and -2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2). Continue reading
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Tagged cataracts, chickenpox, corneal blindness, glaucoma, herpes. ocular herpes, keratitis, research, shingles
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