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Category Archives: glaucoma
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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High Levels of Stress Can Cause Glaucoma
One of the major causes of chronic glaucoma is a high level of stress in one’s life. Continue reading
Contact Lens May Offer Improved Glaucoma Treatment
A vitamin E packed contact lens has the potential of preserving the vision of people being treated for glaucoma. While the contact lens can’t repair damage that has been done, it can prevent any further decline in vision. Continue reading
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Tagged cure, glaucoma, glaucoma treatment, prevention, research, studies, supplements, vitamins
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Green Tea May Help Protect Vision for Those with Glaucoma and Other Eye Conditions
The findings, published in the current issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, suggest that the substances, known as catechins, are absorbed by the lens, retina and other parts of the eye. Catechins are antioxidants thought to protect the body against damage from oxygen. Continue reading
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Tagged cure, eyecare, glaucoma, green tea, prevention, research, supplements, treatment, vitamins
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Risk Factor in Elder Women with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
New study shows smokers have increase risk of getting glaucoma. Specifically, inflammation and apoptosis marker levels increase with smoking in the aqueous humor and plasma samples of POAG women. Continue reading
Posted in Natural Eye Care Remedies, glaucoma, prevention
Tagged antioxidants and glaucoma, cause, cure, diet, glaucoma, open-angle glaucoma, prevention, smoking, treatment, vitamins
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Researchers Identify High-Risk Glaucoma Patients
Scientists have determined that glaucoma patients who have damage to both hemifields (half of the visual field) of their eye will experience more rapid progression of the disease than patients who have damage to a single hemifield. The study, published … Continue reading
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Tagged central corneal thickness, glaucoma risk, gluacoma, gluacoma progression, hemifield, interocular pressure, IOC
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Thyroid Problems Linked to Glaucoma
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham believe that thyroid disorders may increase the risk of glaucoma. Their study, published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, reviewed data from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey to quantify the association … Continue reading
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Tagged glaucoma research, gluacoma, gluacoma risk, hypothyroidism, thyroid, thyroid disorders
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Risk Of Stroke Greater For Those With Glaucoma
Although open-angle glaucoma (OAG) has been previously associated with some of the risk factors of stroke development, researchers at the Taipei Medical University in Taipei, Taiwan have now linked OAG with an increased risk of stroke development. Researchers collected data … Continue reading
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Tagged glaucoma, glaucoma research, OAG, open-angle glaucoma, stroke, stroke risk
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Wearing Swim Goggles May Elevate Intraocular Pressure
Researchers at the University of Western Australia recently examined the effects of wearing swimming goggles upon intraocular pressure (IOP). In this study, holes were drilled into the faces of 13 different goggles to allow IOP measurement by applanation tonometry. IOP … Continue reading
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Tagged eye health, intraocular pressure, IOP, prevention, swim goggles, swimming goggles
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Blood Pressure May Play a Role In Glaucoma
Researchers tie blood pressure and ocular perfusion pressure to glaucoma Although intraocular pressure (IOP) is considered a primary risk factor for the development of glaucoma, there is evidence to suggest that glaucoma may continue to progress despite lowering patients’ IOP … Continue reading
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Tagged blood pressure, glaucoma, glaucoma prevention, glaucoma research, intraocular pressure, IOP, ocular perfusion pressure
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