Can Diet Affect Glaucoma?
Although no studies prove a connection between specific foods and glaucoma, it’s safe to assume that your diet and your overall health can affect the disease.
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Although no studies prove a connection between specific foods and glaucoma, it’s safe to assume that your diet and your overall health can affect the disease.
What is neurodegeneration? And how will discoveries related to it affect people with glaucoma?
No strong evidence suggests excessive use of digital technology is a glaucoma risk factor. However, prolonged computer, tablet, cell phone, and other digital device use can lead to eye strain.
While it’s uncommon for people to have an allergic reaction to eye drops, it can happen.
Some allergy medications include ingredients that can cause pupil dilation resulting in a condition called acute angle-closure glaucoma.
Eye pressure can vary hourly, daily, and weekly. Measuring your intraocular pressure (IOP) during eye exams provides an important indication of your eye health.
Exercise for glaucoma patients can be beneficial. Research has shown that regular exercise lowers intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma patients.
There are two main types of glaucoma, primary open-angle and primary angle-closure, each with very different features.
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