7 Natural Ways to Prevent & Treat Glaucoma + Q&A
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- Can you prevent glaucoma naturally? Learn 7 natural treatments for glaucoma and high eye pressure!
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In this video, we're going to be discussing 7 natural ways to prevent glaucoma. Glaucoma is a group of eye disorders that can lead to vision loss and blindness. It is caused by an increase in pressure within the eye.
Glaucoma treatment typically involves medicated eye drops or surgical procedures to lower the intraocular pressure. While while the research discussed in this video does investigate natural remedies, it is important to note the patients in these studies also continued their medical treatment for glaucoma.
Please continue to take your medications for glaucoma treatment and consult with your treating eye doctor before ever discontinuing your glaucoma treatments.
If you have a family history of glaucoma or have any other risk factors, it's important to talk to your eye doctor about what steps you can take to protect your vision. Remember, early detection is key to preventing vision loss from glaucoma.
I hope you find this video helpful and please comment with any questions you have. I take all of your comments and questions seriously and I appreciate you. - Joseph Allen, OD FAAO, Dipl ABO
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About this video and livestream:
In this Livestream video, Joseph J. Allen, OD FAAO explains what causes glaucoma and reviews multiples studies investigating natural glaucoma treatments. If you have ever been diagnosed with primary open angle glaucoma or if it runs in your family and wanted to know if there were any natural remedies, this video may be for you.
0:00 7 Natural Ways to Prevent & Treat Glaucoma
2:24 what is glaucoma?
4:59 Meditation and glaucoma
7:32 Exercise and glaucoma
11:29 Diet and glaucoma
19:09 Vitamins for glaucoma
20:06 Ginkgo for glaucoma
22:06 Saffron for glaucoma
24:10 Turmeric for glaucoma
25:23 Goji berry for glaucoma
25:57 Vitamin B12 for glaucoma
28:14 Green Tea for glaucoma
31:07 Live Q&A - Наука та технологія
I wish I had found natural glaucoma videos like this years ago, when I was first discovered that I had high eye pressure, which has been consistently 27/28 in the last 4 years. When I asked my ophthalmologist about natural ways to lower IOP such as supplements, his answer was that only eye drops are proven to help. After recently discovering videos like this, I have been doing eye massages everyday for the last 2 weeks, in addition to taking the Amazing Grass superfood powder, and wild salmon fish oil. I also used pycnogenol and billberry. I have also been walking more briskly lately for exercise, and intermittent fasting for the last 6 months. I had my eyes checked again yesterday, and to my amazement and the surprise of the assistant, my eye pressure went down to left 20 / right 23! I feel like a combination of things are working, not knowing which is most effective, and I will continue to do them. Intuitively, I feel like the eye massages helped a lot, where at least the eyes feel more relaxed afterward. I incorporated different massage and acupressure videos for glaucoma that I found on UA-cam. I hope this helps. God bless!
It help me to do things differently now thank you so much ❤
Thank you for sharing your experiences with others
Thank you so much you will always be bless
I like you, thanks for encouraging me here
And you take medecine also or just natural ways. Thank you for answer.
I just had my eye exam this past week. I have excellent blood pressure. Always have. This year, I opted for more extensive exam for my optic nerves.. my doctor noticed that my right eye has a lot more pressure than it should for some reason. She told me to not worry about it. that she will compare with next year. Hell no! I asked her what I can do. She said there is no way to really prevent glaucoma. She told me there was really nothing I can do except for take an exam in six months and then another one so that she can compare them all. I said that would make it a full year of not doing diddly squat. Now I am watching your video and I see that there is plenty that I can do. I honestly don’t understand why more. Doctors are not this helpful. It’s sad. I’m a little bit pissed off. She gave me no other options. Except for getting another exam in six months. I see now that I have plenty of things that I can do just by following any or all of these suggestions. Thank you.
So have you done next test?
Same exact thing happened to me. 5 years later by following this type of instructions … my glaucoma has completely disappeared 😊
@@Realalma is it real?
@@Learner-lq3vu absolutely! I’ve been tested 3 times since I was diagnosed ( and requested repeated testing … which was provided) Actually, this very day I was tested again and zero glaucoma was detected. Zero. My first optometrist just told me I had it in one eye and nothing could be done but monitoring it every 6 months. I became very despondent until I did my own research and followed the most reliable sources such as this to address and heal my eye.. I pray you have the same healing experience.
@@Realalma actually I am on the same boat as you. My eye doctor recently tested my eye with oct report and they are saying that you have early glaucoma in both eye. I was shocked to hear that I am myopic patient with -2.00 in right eye and -1.75 in left eye. I dont have any family history of glaucoma. They even gave me lumigen eye drop. Currently I am not using it. I want it to be confirmed by another ophthalmologist. I cant tell you all day I am thinking about this glaucoma thing my life became hell. I hope I dont have this thing.
I wish my doctor was more informative sad that we have to find our answers to questions on UA-cam thank you for educating us 🙏🏾
same here, doctors dont know everything
I guess just prescribing eye drops is the easy way to approach.
I'm 76 years old who has a Gloucoma since 1998, I used Xalacom with Timolol since then. my eye pressure is good , I'm still using this eye drops until now and where I was diagnose of Gloucoma prescribed when I was working in Hongkong in 1998. Thank you so much for sharing more additional food supplement to prevent high pressure. Have a blessed Sunday to you All.
Are you on drops from 24 years really any side effect by drops
1 drops a day before bedtime?
I need this drop where i get this drop
@@ziauddin4637prescription from eye doctor
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I’ve been sleeping in a high back chair for six months. My sleep is deeper and longer. I wake up with more rested and relaxed eyes…and my sinuses (both nostrils) are open. Doing breathing exercises before sleep (in the high back chair) appears to greatly increase my sleep. FYI, sleeping in a high back chair was recommended after a glaucoma and cataract treatment was performed.
What high black chair do you use? Is it a normal chair or is there somewhere I can buy it?
My meditation is prayer day and night❤ Thank you doc so much for this video it’s a big help especially to those people who were diagnosed with borderline glaucoma like me. I will remind myself to follow your good advice! Thank you doc again! Glory to God!❤😇
Doc, I’m an OD in Massachusetts and really enjoy your podcasts. Really great tips for how to communicate complex topics to patients. You are a very talented young man.
Excellent! Thank-you! So appreciate an insightful, open-minded discussion about studies that support a more natural approach to prevention and treatment, in conjunction with traditional practices. Be well.
You're providing a great service. Please, keep it up!
Great video! I'm glad you're one of the eye doctors that recommends helping eye issues in ways that are natural, including diet, exercise and natural herbs. So many people in the medical community are still sold on the, "Here's a pill. Take this, and go."
You're looking at healing at the root. You deserve major props for it! Please keep it up.
Do you know my doctor Haha.....That's what he says every time I mention that I would like other options to get off the medication...His response....you will be on meds for the rest of your life.
@@OreoCookies2076 Time for a different doctor.
@@Crystal11Skulls yup
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Excellent video,lots of important information.Keep up the good work Doc.🙏👍🏿🙏
Watching from the Caribbean, St. Lucia to be exact. I love your willingness to share such good information, blessings
Im 64 and glaucoma suspect (hereditary). All I do is annual screening. Beginning to see flashes of light. Thanks very much for insightful eye opening engagement. Seeing my opthalmologist soon, this time, with wealth of info from your video. Thanks ever so much.🎉
Thank you so much for all your information about glaucoma. At my last visit, my ophthalmologist told me my eye pressure has again increased, but not to worry, if it continues to increase he will prescribe eye drops that will control it. That's it. No other info. So thank you for letting me and others become more informed. 👍
Hey thank you! The topics discussed in the video are honestly something I have not spoken with too many of my patients about either, except for maybe meditation and diet. These are studies and topics not typically presented on in formal education around eye health and medicine. I had to dig into the research to learn more myself. I appreciate you watching and for commenting!
Most Doctors do not even consider vitamins or food supplements. Had one Dr just get nasty to me because I said garlic oil settled my stomach. Needless to say, I fired her.
Nice to see more Dr.s considering supplemental health.
Most doctors are trained pharmaceutical doctors and don't know anything about real health care.
Dr. Allen, thanks for sharing all the best topics & information about Eye issues & benefits on your UA-cam channel!
the norm of visiting doctors today is either virtual or, at the office for a very limited time!
Doctors don’t have time to explain the situation to their patients. They think writing a prescription is all the patients want !! That is so sad.
Thanks to the internet & thanks to you & other sources of information we can educate ourselves.
Living with glaucoma in New York for over 10 years now managed managing it with drops this is a very important program you are sharing thank you
Hey I appreciate that! thank you for watching and for the comemnt!
How's your vision?
Just found your channel and love the research based practical information. Thanks for providing such great help 👍 🎉
Thank you for this information. It is so helpful. Also you have a great camera, it is so clear. Be blessed.
You are gentle and kind. God will sponsor the program.stay blessed thank you.❤
I just had my eyes checked and dental cleaning but still nothing beats year round preventive habits to maintain our health and organs! Thank you! really enjoy your vlogs. Sometimes I just close my eyes and listen like a podcast. 😃
Thank you doctor Joseph Allen for your list of natural remedy
How do we treat dry eye naturally
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Super natural prowess displayed in your good work Dr Mados you are loved
Thank God i was looking for natural encounter for my eye but thank you i love your knowledge and graceful with it God bless you continue to teaches us to move form fear to the reality of life
Great explanation by a good Dr. Thank you !!!!
Had an Optic Neuritis three years and was DV'd with NAION. Now three years later told that I have Narrow Angle Glaucoma, treating it with a laser treatment in my good eye and then have to go through a cataract surgery on the good eye to prevent blindness. This has been a crazy life altering condition, was told that this is hereditary. Thoughts....I eat right, no high pressure readings but told that I have small eye structures. Thank You
At 62 I have Glaucoma and did the Lazer treatment. Unfortunately from time to time I have a sever eye pressure . And nothing has helped my dry eyes. Thank you for this insightful video ❤
A very eye opening session on eye care 😄. Thanks Doc.
This information is really worth to observe as a source of so important &Valuable i piece
I am 69yrs old and was diagnosed 10yrs ago and thanx for the good tips you just shared. Q: 1.Do you get too sensitive to the sun due to Glaucoma, 2.what vitamins do you recommend to a person with Glaucoma. 3.Does your glaucoma get worse if you are a Thyroid patient?
You have a very nice, pleasant voice to explain many issues and studies concerning glaucoma. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
Your are a eyes opened for people that don't know what going on in one eyes was quite plain how you explain thank you Dr watching from Belize central
Thank you.
I appreciate this information.
You rock, Dr. Eye Health!
Thank you so much!
Very good of you to give up your time making these videos as well as holding a job too! Very informative and I thank you so much for advice. 🇬🇧👍
Hey I appreciate that! It is very time and energy consuming. But It makes me feel good to share my knowledge. It also helps push me professionally and I feel I am a better doctor because of it.
What about cats? Please help @DoctorEyeHealth
Excellent information thanks Dr.
The last few weeks I experienced blurriness on my right eye, I’ve been seeing an ophthalmologist finally few days ago they ran a vision field test,!! I’ve been so stressed regarding the blurriness on my eye!! I’ve been so stressed regarding the blurriness on my eye!!!Thank you for taking the time to educate us!
Thank you so much for this information
From Jamaica 🇯🇲
Is the blurriness from the stress or something else? I had really blurry eyes onset after worrying about my vision. Went to eye doctor. Have contacts on and glasses on the way. PLUS going to glaucoma specialist likely narrow angle like my mom and sister but we will see. Doc said the blurriness wasn’t from my glaucoma so likely hyper focused and freaking out what is wrong with eyes. Maybe anxiety and panic attacks. If so don’t feel alone and breath lightly and evenly and r-e-l-a-x until you see your doctor.
Hey Dr. Allen! Thank you so much for bringing such wonderfully informative videos which really help a lot!
Just became curious to know if you are an hsp!
You are such a pure hearted soul! 😃☺️
Wow! Thank you for asking! I actually had to look that up first to be sure what you were referencing too (medicine has too many acronyms).
But yes, I am very much an HSP. it has it's pros and cons.
You?
@@DoctorEyeHealth That's great! I'm so happy to have a reply from you! You are just really too way a source of happiness and positive energy for me!! ( as I'm a medical student ) Tbh I just can't stop appreciting you... 😅
Yes, I have almost all characteristics of a Highly Sensitive Person even having some additional too. 😃
Hope you stay forever young, happy and healthy!😊❤️
Thanks so much doc for all your help about the glaucoma !❤❤❤
Hello from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
I’m 76 and had a partial retina detachment 10 years ago. Fortunate for me my eye doctor called me after leaving him a message after business hours. I thought it was just a floater but he Insisted I see him the next day (Saturday). Sent me to a eye surgeon and it saved my eye sight.
Developed glaucoma several years later. Currently using drops and regular eye exams.
Thank you for all the information on ways I can help my eyes naturally. Also your medical explanations have helped me understand so much about my eyes.
What is your opinion on having a small glass of wine with a meal ?
Thank you for this information.
My paternal grandpa had glaucoma & lost his vision & had one eye enucleated. My father also had glaucoma, but lost no vision. He had laser treatments. My spouse was diagnosed with glaucoma at age 40 & lost no vision for 40 years. I visit my eye doctor annually and do not have glaucoma. Thankfully. My siblings & daughter go each year to eye doctor, too.
Hi Susan
Glad, ur father and spouse saved from glaucoma can My son age 25 just disgnosed glaucoma and had laser treatment 2 weeks back, what I understand fm ur message ur father and spouse are perfectly alright by tje grace of god cannyou plz advise if they have stopped taking drops and their eye sights are 100 pct alright also advise fm which country you belongs to
Have a nice and Happy future
Irene Gatiba from Kenya
Thanks much for the information that you have given.
Thank you very much. ❤ God bless you for sharing this. Some doctors are silent about natural ways to prevent glaucoma or treat glaucoma.
Thank you for the great information.
Thank you for knowledge
Thank you, my medicine for asthma says there is a risk of glaucoma. I have to breathe tho. Good thing you mentioned exercise can have risks. A girl I know who was competitive starting a new exercise program was going to hard. She had a hemoragic stroke and passed away from the overexertion.
I am watching from the Bahamas. Very good information. Keep up the great information. Thank you.
Thank you so much for doing this video.
I want to combat this naturally for as long as I can to keep it from progressing. They've recognized or suspect it in one eye,but I'm not on drops yet. I've been trying to research on my own how pressures are lowered or to keep glaucoma a lil further away. And some to most of this I've found too. It's definitely good to know what an eye doctor thinks. I also joined a group on social media. It helps asking around and seeing what others deal with on a day to day basis with the disease and what their eye doctors tell them too. It's all about paying it foward,in a way.
Thanks for this awesome educational video.
Payer and meditation on the Bible is great. Jesus is the healer
Thank you so much for this information. May God bless you
Thank you for your help 🙏
Brilliant guy, brilliant advice, great service. Respects from India!
Very wonderful enlightenment.
Wow, I have learnt a lot today, thanks doc
I have had glaucoma since I was 33 years old. My dad went blind to it and his mom had it as well. I have been on drops (Lumigan) for 20 years but insurance will no longer cover it. I still have a bunch of drops left, so when I am done, I will go on another type of drop. Hopefully it will keep my pressure down. Thanks for all of the great information!!
What is your current situation about eye pressure,
How is your vision?
it is stable because I go to eye dr every 4 months.
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it is stable for now. I will find out later when I have to go to another type of eye drop.@@yellow-apple296
Thank you for the explanation Do keep on
Thank you, Doctor! It's so good to have a professional telling us how to do things naturally. You + Doctor Allen Mandell have helped me so much more than any local doctor anywhere I've ever lived has. In a serious way, I mean it. Bless you!!
Dr.Sam Berne is also tremendously helpful.
Thanks for what your doing
I went blind in my left eye with glaucoma. If I look back I realise I should have gone for regular eye checks. In my youth I couldn’t afford to pay for eye tests and glasses. Also my doc knew I had high blood pressure because it was checked every six months when I went for my pill description but it never got treated. Eventually the high blood pressure caused a thrombosis in the back of my eye.
Way back in 1982 soldiers in adage my residence.l bravely fought with one of them who aimed at me but the bullet missed me.when l fought with the one who had shot at me and managed to removed the gun from him his colleague through a hand grenade at me and my left eye was hit. The grenade didn't burst.This left eye pained me for a while.But as l grew older l started feeling uncomfortable with my left eye.The vision began slowing down ..Two weeks ago it closed off all vision.Can the vitamins suggested help restore vision?
@@peekayssengendo9779sweetheart ❤😢
Excellent information.
It was a great and informative session!
I just had the laser surgery to reduce the eye pressure. I currently have a 9 reading in each eye.
@@upshiftgo Nope.
Thanks DR Joe....very insightful,,,,
Glad you enjoyed it! Appreciate the comment!
Thanks!
Hi
Good presentation
I also want to know how to sleep properly to reduce IOP.
I was really worried when diagnosed with glaucoma but information you shared and people shared is very useful and gives comfort .
You are blessed thank for your advices
Thank you for educating us 👍🏼
Thank you Doc, watching from Cebu City, Philippines. Had gkaucoma for the past 26 yrrs. Had surgery on both eyes.Can still see but blurry due to cataract, too.
What are you diagnose with in your eye to have both problems like that
I m from Thailand. Suffered glaucoma since 9 from over taken steriod drop.
I have been wishing for a dr. miracle to invent any treat to cure blindness.
Then realized, we didnt have any cure for cancer, diabeties, etc. yet.
This made me leave my hope aside.
Your SO RIGHT DOC.! I need to change my Diet and Exercise more...
Excellent!
Thank you for your helpful info on glaucoma in this video and other helpful info in your other videos.
Wow thank you so much!! Appreciate that.
Thank you Doctor 🙏🏽
Happy to help!
Thank you , your tips on how to deal with glaucoma are really helpful.
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much very informative.
You bet! Thanks for being here!
Thank for your information God bless you
Thank you for sharing. I just came from an optometrist appt in which I learned I had very high eye pressure. The Dr said there aren't any ways to reverse it and basically glaucoma is inevitable- meaning there's not much I could do to prevent further degeneration but I refuse to believe there's nothing that can be done. Btw I know the very act of seeking this info out is confirmation bias but this is objectively solid information. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for the information. I’m being treated for glaucoma in my left eye, but my right eye has too much trauma in it, since I had surgeries on my right eye over the years and can’t have the laser treatment. The right eye has has a thicker cornea,I guess because of the trauma, but my surgeon feels that because it wasn’t thick at birth, it doesn’t have the benefit that usually thicker corneas have. Is this true, or is it possible that I still have the benefit of a thicker cornea, even though it was due to trauma. Thank you so much for your time. Peter. (I also heard about non-drug hydrogel. Is there anything to this?)
I’m sorry, Dr., I just had one more question. If you don’t mind, my surgeon feels reluctant to do Migs on my right eye, should I need treatment, because of potential risk. I’m too afraid of the medication. Is Migs surgery? Very risky? Thanks, Peter. (Loved your video.)
Thank u sir , my relative has recently been detected with glaucoma
Your video throw lot of light on the Subject
Overall eye health is important. While I have glaucoma, it has not deteriorated in about a decade since when an eye doctor told me that a Bausch and Lomb pill will halt macular degeneration (not reverse already existing damage; mother had that). Since then, and for about a decade, I've been taking Bausch & Lomb PreserVision AREDS 2 with Multi vitamin and have not needed new eyeglasses either and I'm 72. Not any kind of medical pro, but I would personally recommend anyone/everyone discussing those pills with their own eye doctor to see if they're a good idea for you. Protecting your eyes from glare is important, too.
Thank you!
Very useful info for glaucoma patient like me. Love from Malaysia.
Thanks doc!❤
Dr Mados natural knowledge is something else, i am glad i met him at a time i needed his help most😊
Thank you doctor for this information it helps me a lot ,,watching from Davao City Philippines
Dr Mados natural knowledge is something else, i am glad i met him at a time i needed his help most❤😊😊
Thank u for the information in this video. 💯%👍💕
My pleasure! Thank you, Destiny!
My doctor ophthalmologist tell me to used zioptan but I have tried but it doesn’t help it make my eye worse . I should you recommend
Thank you very informative & detailed, & for your time. I just discovered your channel. 🙏👍😁
My mom is 46 years old ...she is suffering with glaucoma from some years ...she had done laser treatment but after 3years it turned out again ...the doctors said due to laser her nerves became weak ..now she is still suffering after that...its been 10 years
Thank you you have been a big help I was just diagnosed with angular glcoma at 46
Can you drive at night? Specially driving countryside narrow road?
Thanks dr. This subject is very timely for me since I
Have allergic reactions to a few of the eye drops and haven't found one that I can use as of yet.
Thank you doctor
Greetings from Austria! This is a video I was waiting for! Stream aired at 2am so I watched this the next morning.
My questions:
- What about Omega 3? I read somewhere it helps protect the optical nerve ...
- What about the cannabinoid CBG? Cannabis used to be "the" classic application for medical cannabis once upon a time, right? Seems contemporary sources suggest if at all it is the CBG compound that is beneficial?
Hey Thank you!!!
1. Omega 3 studies are a bit mixed when it comes to glaucoma, not many studies looking at it specifically. But it has been found to be helpful for the retina and many cases of dry eye disease. For retinal disease, it helps reduce inflammation, such as in cases of diabetic retinopathy. So the idea is sound, but I don't have any studies to recommend a certain amount to take.
2. I will have to look more into CBG specifically. The use of medical marijuana has been studies for glaucoma for over 60 years, however, the effects are reported to be rather transient and there are concerns over smoking substances and causing more damage to the body. Enough so that I have never heard of a glaucoma specialist write a prescription for medical marijuana, other treatments are just far safer and more cost effective. As far as edibles and supplements, I am not sure of studies showing the effects on IOP. But I imagine it could have some effect on reducing stress lol
@@DoctorEyeHealth Thanks for the reply!
Thanks dr good info🎉
This is Great idea
Thanks a lot for the information concerning Natural Ways of Glaucoma treatment/ Could you please recommend a special meditation to reduce stress and tension affecting the Glaucoma disease?
Thanks doc.
Thank you so much
Great information.....
Your face is like a piece of art ❤ makes learning easier 😊
wow! Thank you.
Beautiful eyes. I noticed!
Thanks for putting this together. I've got to research this topic to help my father who has been told he may go blind. He's not eating well so I'm going to stay with him for a bit and be a diet fascist. Your information is going to be a help in reducing that IOP, and in my fortitude! Thank you, I'd like this twice if I could.
I just got the same news for my mom 😢
Great video! Any thoughts on inclined bed therapy and rebounding (mini trampoline bouncing) for glaucoma?
Would also be interested in knowing how productive rebounding and its affect on diseased eyes are.
I am curious , too.
I started rebounding 5 years ago. I do a gentle bounce daily for about 5-10 minutes a day. Have experienced positive things but am concerned there
might be some negative consequences. Anybody have
concerns?