I've had this surgery for glaucoma - it doesn't hurt - but it also didn't do anything that helped.
Sometimes it works - sometimes not. But it is worth a try because it will mean that she could stop taking eye drops if the problem is glaucoma.
Lord, Be comfort for Soulweaver's grandmother. May you guide the doctor's hand that it be done perfectly and painlessly.
Amen.
for heart and eyes (similar physiology/ nutrional needs) > found by websearch> (long bibliography)>
"The eyes are not lacking in beta blockers, nor miotics, nor other synthetic drugs. They are often lacking nutrients that produce the hormones, enzymes and neurotransmitters that control human biochemistry, such as fluid balance, autoregulation of blood pressure and the visual process itself. Current medical practitioners have largely ignored less-costly and potentially more effective dietary, nutritional and life style regimens in favor of high-tech diagnostics, laser and surgical treatment. Eye physicians often find such simple approaches incompatible with their training and antagonistic to the barrage of advertising thrust at them by companies who sell diagnostic equipment or prescription drugs.
Therefore, this writer believes glaucoma patients will have to find alternative approaches to glaucoma treatment outside of the conventional medical marketplace. Unfortunately the present emphasis in medicine is on treatment of disease rather than maintenance of health. Ironically, e ye physicians who prescribe unconventional nonpharmacologic therapy for glaucoma expose themselves to malpractice claims and censure by state medical boards. Yet unproven medical therapy requiring more drugs, then more laser treatment and more surgery, is never questioned by those who police medical care.
The current approach to eradicating glaucoma is so fraught with side effects that it is difficult to separate the treatment from the disease.
Anti-glaucoma therapy should follow the dictum to "first do no harm."
Basic objectives of an anti-glaucoma regimen do not differ appreciably from those recommended for cardiovascular disease and maintenance of general health:"
(a list follows, what helps in diet changes overall for health generally and EYES and HEART specific)
url link summary >
Glaucoma: Anti-Glaucoma Regimen; Emphasizing Non-Pharmacologic Therapy and Lifestyle Changes; Part 3 of a 3-Part Series | ENCOGNITIVE.COM
"Disclaimer: The accompanying article has been written for the benefit of the readers of the Townsend Letter
for Doctors and Patients. I am a medical journalist and have written an opinion regarding the treatment of glaucoma in the accompanying paper. Clinicians should seek additional information from other sources before prescribing therapeutic regimens for their patients. Only a clinician is in the unique position to obtain a patient's medical history, allergies, use of prescription drugs, diet, and other factors that are necessary prior to development of a therapeutic regimen.
Financial Disclosure: I have written a book entitled Nutrition And The Eyes (Health Spectrum Publishers), which is designed for the lay reader. I am also financially involved in Eye Communications, a California company that manufactures sun goggles and distributes nutritional supplements."
