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Glaucoma and Macular Degeneration
The Problem:
Glaucoma - The Disease That Blinds People!
What is glaucoma? It is a common eye disease that causes damage to the optic nerve.
Damage to the optic nerve damages the visual field and thus causes a significant decrease in vision.
What is the intraocular pressure? The eyeball of all human beings fills and empties to maintain the balance of the intraocular fluid.
When there is no balance between the fluid that fills and the fluid that empties, a state of intraocular pressure is created, which in most cases is high and presses on the "walls" of the eye, so that the nerve tissues are in tension and this causes slow and permanent destruction of the optic nerve.
Conventional treatment: Lowering the intraocular pressure to prevent a state of visual nerve destruction.
Are drug and medical treatments always effective?
Medical treatment has always been in the direction of balancing intraocular pressure. This treatment often does not stop the destruction of the optic nerve. This means that despite lowering the intraocular pressure there is still a risk of optic nerve deterioration and severe visual impairment.
In many cases glaucoma develops from unbalanced use of both eyes, i.e a gap in the quality and sharpness of vision between the two eyes.
Symptoms:
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"Sand in the eyes" condition,
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Strong headaches
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A back pain
Many glaucoma cases "show up" at older ages (60+). Patients usually wear eyeglasses for many years, and the problem is accompanied by a sense of "sand in the eyes".
Many would also suffer from a decrease in the peripheral vision.
The Problem
Glaucoma treatment
Glaucoma Treatment
Expected Results:The treatment is designed to reduce intraocular pressure and strengthen the activity of the optic nerve. The purpose of the exercises is to create a balance between the two eyes, increase the field of vision and pump more blood to the optic nerve. Because in this disease the extent of vision is significantly lost, exercises are designed to expand the scope of vision and relieve load and pressure from the center of vision. These exercises have proved to create a rapid and significant change in the case of glaucoma and stop the deterioration of the disease, which in itself is critical. A daily routine could yield intraocular pressure reduction of about 10 in each eye and also a reduced glasses diopter number by 1.5. and improved balance between the two eyes.
Glaucoma Increase Blood Flow
Glaucoma Increase Blood Flow
The state of stress in the eyes requires practice on a daily level of special exercises that are specifically tailored to the state of the eyes. Additionally, coping with glaucoma requires specific body work for muscles in the back, upper back, face and jaw, assuming that the patient visual effort is accompanied by an effort of the entire form of holding and activating the upper body. This effort affects the blood flow to the retina and that in itself creates an intraocular pressure. Increased blood flow to the eyes awakens the optic nerve which is necessary to improve the condition of the optic nerve and consequently the vision.Repetitions:The state of stress in the eyes requires practice on a daily level of special exercises that are specifically tailored to the state of the eyes.
Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is currently the leading cause of blindness in Western countries. It is common among older people but this phenomenon is spreading to younger ages as well.
Macular degeneration
When a degenerative process of the macula begins the visual acuity and the ability to distinct details is gradually impaired, because the macula is responsible for detailed vision.
Intense and strenuous eye focusing for near distance, use of glasses, which reduces the field of vision and especially the peripheral vision, creating pressure on the center of vision and weakens it. On the other hand, healthy use of the eyes stimulates them and maintains their strength!
The fact that macular degeneration occurs at old age leads many to the wrong conclusion that it is an age related phenomenon, but it is not age that causes the disease, it is the destructive use of the eyes day after day and year after year that are the cause of the disease.
Remember that at any age and in any situation you can work with the eyes and improve their condition, of course the degree of vision improvement varies from person to person and consists of several factors that affect the results.
Macular Sun Exercise
Example of a practical experience: A patient experienced impaired vision. He would notice movement and transient figures but had difficulty seeing details.
Exercises started for several times a week with a lot of special sun exercises to "wake up" the macula and increase blood flow to the head to nourish the retina, under the strong light (the sun exercises should be learned from a therapist only).
After two years of practicing, the patient has achieved improved vision, he is able to read letters from a distance of 3 meters, and his vision is improving by the day.
The recovery period could be shorter, depending on the general physical condition of the patient. There are cases where the improvement could be greater and faster.
Sun exercise practical example
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