Jul 02 2010
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 to revolve eye fluids, which then results in increased pressure. Although we do not know exactly how the optic nerve is damaged in glaucoma, one common factor in all cases of glaucoma is a lack of bloodflow to the retina and optic nerve. This results in retinal nerve cell death, enlargement of the optic cup, and loss of vision.
Sufferers of glaucoma are often deficient in some or many of the important nutrients including essential fatty acids, lutein, zeaxanthin, taurine, alpha lipoic acid, antioxidants, bioflavenoids, zinc, selenium, vitamin B-complex.
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