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Cataract and Eye Floaters
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What Is a Cataract
What Is a Cataract
Cataract is a problem with the lens of the eye where the lens becomes opaque and you can't see through it. It's a state of complete or partial clouding of the lens, this clouding tends to spread gradually and causes blurred vision. The symptoms of cataracts are a gradual decrease in visual acuity, seeing halos, double vision and difficulty reading.
Causes for Cataract
Cataracts are most commonly due to aging but may also occur due to eye surgery for other problems and many other risk factors include diabetes, prolonged use of various medications, smoking, alcohol etc.
Bottom-line it's the result of many degenerative processes that distort the natural qualities of the lens and coagulate lens proteins present in lens fibers by different mechanisms, which result in loss of transparency and, ultimately, cataract.
Cataract Surgery
In a surgery procedure, the lens is removed and replaced with a lens made of silicone or acrylic material. The lenses have an optical number that can replace the glasses.
Surgery complications
Complications include uveitis (inflammation inside the eye), glaucoma, dislocation of the lens, which may lead to severely impaired vision or even complete loss of visual acuity.
"About 20–50% of people who get cataract surgery will develop Posterior Capsular Opacification (PCO) - a clouding of the eye's lens capsule that can occur as a complication of cataract surgery within 2–5 years following the procedure.
Following recovery, a person will typically see clearly again. However, anywhere from a few weeks to a few years later, a person may develop the PCO. Sometimes referred to as scarring or secondary cataract, PCO causes cloudy vision to return".
Causes for Cataract
Cataract Surgery
Surgery complications
Natural Way To Avoid Surgery
Natural Way To Avoid Surgery
The fundamental layer of the Therapeutic Order is to remove obstacles to health, which most commonly include poor diet and sleep, sedentary habits and excessive stress.
There are some nutrients that were found to be essential for eye function, including lutein, zeaxanthin, and antioxidants such as vitamin C. According to a 2008 study, diets rich in lutein and zeaxanthin were moderately associated with decreased prevalence of nuclear cataract in older women. Similarly, vitamin C, in doses of at least 1000 mg daily, was found to result in a significant slowing of cataract progression, with only a handful of patients requiring surgery over the 11-year study period.
Exercises To "Clean" Cataract
There are many testimonials (this is just one of them) that appropriate eye exercises can "clean" the cloudiness of the lens. If your vision is weak but still functional, you may want to consider working on improving your vision naturally. If your vision is still better than 6/60 the vision exercises may help you. In any case, it would be a good practice to prepare the eyes for surgery! you can only benefit when you work to restore movement and good blood flow to the eyes. You may be able to improve your vision despite the cataract, you may be able to stop its development and even regress the cataract. If you were unable to improve your vision, the exercises will give you a better chance of successfully undergoing the surgery, because the practice creates better blood flow to the eyes, which enables healing and significantly benefit the eyes.
Several studies have found connections between ocular blood flow and cataract formation:
A study in Switzerland found that reduced blood flow velocity to the ophthalmic artery may increase the risk of developing cataracts.
Research showed that patients with cataracts had significantly lower peak systolic velocity, end diastolic velocity, and mean velocity in the ophthalmic artery compared to controls.We recommend to enroll to a workshop provided by a practitioner that follows the natural vision recovery methods developed by Dr. Bates and by one of his dedicated followers - Meir Shneider.
Castor Oil For Cataract and Eye Floaters
Castor Oil For Cataract And Eye Floaters
The use of castor oil for cataract is recommended because of its antioxidant and emollient properties and ability to promote circulation. Castor oil is rich in rolic acid a fatty acid with powerful anti-inflammatory properties.
Castor Oil Usage
Note! There's no scientific evidence that castor oil helps with cataract. The claimed reason is that the castor oil can't penetrate the structures inside of the eyeball - the cornea, the conjunctiva, the sclera, or the blood vessels. There are however scientific studies that demonstrated the effectiveness of castor oil to dry eyes and Blepharitis.
Use, castor oil that is organic, 100% pure, cold-pressed, unrefined, hexane-free - no preservatives, fragrances or additives,Premium pharmaceutical (USP - United States Pharmacopeia) grade.
Application: Apply 1 drop of castor oil to the inner canthus of each eye nightly at bedtime, with the goal of allowing the oil to work overnight without the temporary side effect of blurred vision. Alternatively, wipe one drop of castor oil over the eyelid.
Concurrent support includes contrast hydrotherapy in the form of alternating warm and cool compresses to the eyes, which help increase blood flow and further improve nutrient delivery and waste removal.
Exercises to "Clean" Cataract
Castor Oil Usage
Eye Floaters - The Problem
Eye Floaters - The Problem
Eye floaters are spots in your vision. They may look to you like black or gray specks, strings, or cobwebs that drift about when you move your eyes and appear to dart away when you try to look at them directly.
Most eye floaters are caused by age-related changes that occur as the jelly-like substance (vitreous) inside your eyes becomes more liquid. Microscopic fibers within the vitreous tend to clump and can cast tiny shadows on your retina. The shadows you see are called floaters.
For many, the floaters problem is most likely to remain static (Read more) or even disappear in a matter of years (if you take some self healing actions as prescribed below).
Notice! if you notice a sudden increase in eye floaters, contact an eye specialist immediately — especially if you also see light flashes or lose your peripheral vision. These can be symptoms of an emergency that requires prompt attention. Read more
What Triggers Eye Floaters
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Prolonged nearsightedness
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Injury or trauma to the eye
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Cataract surgery (complications)
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Inflammation and eye infection
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Diabetes
What Triggers Eye Floaters
Recommended Practices
Eye Floaters Recommended Practice
The health of your eyes depends on getting a list of key nutrients that protect and boost it. Although no specific nutrient is proven to remove floaters, there is something to be said for preventing floaters by staying healthy. Antioxidants, omega-3s, and zinc are all hugely beneficial to the eyes. To prevent conditions that cause floaters, eat a nutrient-rich diet and exercise regularly.In some cases, floaters work themselves out on their own.
How to apply: Like many other eye problems, as described here, healthy diet and exercising the practices that we propose for the eye tension problem for about 7 min a day are the best treatment for the floaters problem.
Expected Results: Substantial reduction in the size and "proliferation" of the floaters! Even if you’re only starting to experience floaters, you can slow down the progress of whatever disease is underlying them with prevention.
Expected Results
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