Guest guest Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 Estmeyer July 2, 2004 11:45:51 AM PDT glaucoma Its a Pigmentary Glaucoma in its late stages (most of the pigment has rubbed off of the iris). After a laser treatments her eye pressure drop to 30. You probably already know that the iris pigment is blocking the trabecular meshwork & impeding aqueous flow like a blocked mesh in a sink. In eye treatment terms you could stop the 'pigment dispersion' ; & encourage miosis/constriction of the pupil (to minimise contact/rubbing between the iris & the fibres suspending the lens capsule - the contraction of the iris sphincter muscle physically changes the structure of the iris 'root' area by pulling the periphery of the iris away from the capsule fibres) BTW spontaneous recovery can occur (iris pigment stays on & the pigment in the meshwork shifts), so perhaps if you 'balance' what you see the rest will follow. (Exercise can provoke dispersion.) I hope you can translate this into is it too simplistic to ask whether if this is an iris problem you patient has a kidney/liver problem? > > diurnal variation in intraocular pressure, with pressures highest > > around 11am. I thought this may influence your choice of herbs, but >> am wondering about you taking a case on like this without ( I >> assume) being able to monitor intraocular pressure yourself. >>Perhaps you could consider joint management with the ophthalmologist >>to 'cover' yourself? I don't know what you where implying.. but i see no other way of treating a glaucoma patients without constant monitoring of their eye pressure. (by a doctor of course). 'covering myself' is not the issue here,.. its the patients eyes. Absolutely! :-) Dan.L Good Luck, Esther > > Dear Danny > > > > Do you know what type of glaucoma this is? > > I assumed it was 'primary open angle' (The 'angle' is the area > > roughly between the base of the iris & the cornea); however > > reading your post it seems that this may be 'closed angle' ie that there > > antomically isn't a lot of space. > > I am new to tcm (a mere 2nd yr student), so I am still > > discovering what TCM can do. Perhaps it is my conventional background, but > > is TCM able to help if this a structural problem? > > You don't give any details about your patient (history of > > inflammatory eye disease, age, ethnicity etc) - I am assuming no > > inflammatory eye disease. Ethnicity may give a clue about angle > > structure or pigment blocking the trabecular meshwork. > > > > 40mmHg will cause damage to the optic nerve head & cause > > irretrievable sight loss if allowed to continue. > > > > FYI, if this is primary open angle glaucoma, there is usually a > > diurnal variation in intraocular pressure, with pressures highest > > around 11am. I thought this may influence your choice of herbs, > > but am wondering about you taking a case on like this without ( I > > assume) being able to monitor intraocular pressure yourself. Perhaps you > > could consider joint management with the ophthalmologist > > to 'cover' yourself? > > > > I hope everything works well > > Esther Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 21, 2004 Report Share Posted November 21, 2004 Thanks very much for sharing with us, Attilio, and have a good holiday season, Pam Hi Pam, It was only using acupuncture. Alot of the points were local, experience points. I'll try and provide some of the points but it won't be all of them. They were: 1. Jingming BL1. 2. Zanzhu BL2. 3. Sizhukong SJ23. 4. Sibai ST2. 5. Yangbai GB14 - punctured downwards towards the lower face. 6. Extra point always used in conjunction with Yangbai. Located 0.5 cun below Yuyao, actually in the occipital socket, into the eye lid, just above the eye itself. The needle was punctured upwards to meet the needle inserted into Yangbai. Tricky point, took maximum concentration even for a experienced acupuncturist and dead silence. 7. Plus general body points. Results were instant. Please note that the point Yangbai and its combination point below were used in all eye disorders with excellent results. Hope that helps. Attilio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 At my yearly eye exam, they had a new technology to detect changes that may show signs of glaucoma in the next 5 years of my life. The test showed some suspicion and I need to go back next week for a complete glaucoma test. I am currently taking a otc supplement called Occuguard and am increasing my C' s. Is there anything else I can do to fortify my eyes? Thank you, Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 > Marie wrote: > > At my yearly eye exam, they had a new technology > to detect changes that may show signs of glaucoma > in the next 5 years of my life. The test > showed some suspicion and I need to go back next > week for a complete glaucoma test. I am currently > taking a otc supplement called Occuguard > and am increasing my C' s. Is there anything else > I can do to fortify my eyes? > > Thank you, > Marie > Hi Marie, Try water. Mom said her last glaucoma check showed improvement. She had had the beginnings of glaucoma a few years ago, but since she started to really increase her water intake there have been changes. That is the main thing she has done differently, increase her water intake. Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2007 Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 The best thing for glaucoma is supposed to be Cannabis Sativa. It's got to be possible to score some somewhere? I sincerely wonder what future centuries will say about the insanity of outlawing one of Nature's greatest gifts. No, I don't have any, I don't need the hassle. Ien in the Kootenays No more stiff sore neck to keep me awake. ask me: ienvan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Hi, If going to Homeopathy, Osmium is an effective choice. Ieneke van Houten wrote: > The best thing for glaucoma is supposed to be Cannabis Sativa. It's got to be possible to score some somewhere? > > I sincerely wonder what future centuries will say about the insanity of outlawing one of Nature's greatest gifts. > No, I don't have any, I don't need the > hassle. > ce. > Ien in the Kootenays > No more stiff sore neck to keep me awake. > ask me: ienvan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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