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Five Crucial Facts About Glaucoma

In a New York Times interview with Dr. Stuart McKinnon, associate professor of ophthalmology and neurobiology at the Duke University School of Medicine, Dr. McKinnon presented five crucial facts about glaucoma. Irreversible damage to the optic nerve of the eye occurs long before symptoms are detected.  This means it’s vital…
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Mini-Strokes May Cause Vision Loss for Those with Normal Tension Glaucoma

A study of people who suffer the mini-strokes called silent cerebral infarcts could help explain the medical mystery of normal-tension glaucoma, Hong Kong ophthalmologists report. The Hong Kong study of 286 people with normal-tension glaucoma found a high incidence of silent cerebral infarcts among those whose loss of vision progressed…
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Risk Of Stroke Greater For Those With Glaucoma

Open angle glaucoma has been identified as a risk factor for stroke, but recently researchers have tightened this connection.  They analyzed information from the over 1 million patients identified in the Taiwan National Health Insurance database, comparing over 4000 patients with OAG to over 20,000 patients without the condition -…
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Link Discovered Between Glaucoma and WDR36 Gene

In glaucoma, cells in the optic nerve die, preventing the brain from understanding what patients see, first in peripheral vision and gradually in all vision.  It is associated with high levels of intraocular pressure and connected to risk factors to and from a number of other conditions including stroke, herpes…
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WNT Signaling Protein May Play Key Role in Glaucoma

A new study demonstrates that increased protein expression (DNA to RNA to polypeptide to protein) of the protein sFRP-1 may be a causal factor for higher IOP in patients with glaucoma.  This protein inhibits that capacity of cells to signal properly. Researchers found this result by analyzing eye tissue from…
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Adding Omega-3 Fatty Acids to Your Diet Can Reduce the Pressures In Your Eyes That Cause Glaucoma

Glaucoma is the result of damage to the optic nerve, often caused by increased pressure in the eye (intraocular pressure). This can happen when extra fluid builds up inside the eye (the eye makes too much fluid or does not drain well), and may happen after an eye injury, after eye surgery, or due to an eye tumor. Studies also indicate a possible link between heavy computer use and glaucoma, especially for computer users farsighted or nearsighted to begin with. Also, some medicines, such as corticosteroids used to treat other diseases may cause glaucoma.
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Increased Homocysteine Levels in Tear Fluid of Glaucoma Patients

A research study shows that people with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) had significantly higher levels of homocysteine (Hcy) levels in their tear fluids. Patients with open-angle glaucoma who also had dry eye disease had significantly higher Hcy levels both in tear fluid and plasma than OAG patients without dry eye disease.
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Drugs Damage Vision, Sometimes Permanently

There are quite a number of drugs which can harm your eyes – all of the following have the potential to contribute to glaucoma and other vision problems. Just because you can buy something over the counter or with a prescription, doesn’t mean it cannot hurt you.
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Juicing Tips – What combinations of fruits & vegetables would be best to juice?

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Juicing Tips

We consider daily juicing of primarily organic vegetables and fruits to be an essential part of any long term healing program. Juicing provides a highly effective and efficient way for the body to be able to absorb essential nutrients into the blood and cells, taking a little as a few minutes for the body to start utilizing these nutrients.
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