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Laser Treatment for Glaucoma (SLT): A Video Introduction
Added in 2024 Laser treatment can be effective for glaucoma.Unlike fundus laser treatment, it is characterized by not causing tissue destruction. ○ It lowers eye pressure by improving flow through the eye’s “water channel,” the drainage ... -
Hot Tea and Glaucoma
In glaucoma care, lowering eye pressure with eye drops, laser or surgery is the standard treatment (a treatment supported by large-scale scientific evidence). Besides eye pressure, factors involved in glaucoma include regulation of blood... -
Preventive Medicine in Ophthalmology: Care Suited to the Community (Update)
Preventive medicine in ophthalmology has become the center of my practice in Takatori.Eye diseases often have no subjective symptoms. Even while treating advanced eye disease, I keep in mind the importance of preventive medicine.About th... -
Medicines to Avoid With Glaucoma: Contraindicated Drugs and the Glaucoma Card
Some people diagnosed with glaucoma, or told they have ocular hypertension, have contraindicated drugs (medicines they cannot use or take).1。 You may be asked whether you have glaucoma when you see a doctor outside ophthalmology, or bef... -
Explaining the Eye and Eye Diseases with Animated Videos
Easy-to-understand videos of about one minute: The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the National Eye Institute (NEI) of the NIH publish short animations (materials for patients). Diabetic retinopathy•Glaucoma(enlargement of th... -
Steroid-Induced Glaucoma: Avoidable Blindness
The use of steroids (eye drops, and systemic administration such as oral medication) can sometimes cause glaucoma. Considering the current state of the disease, the doctor adjusts the dose and duration of steroids. Steroid-Induced Glauco... -
Enlarged Optic Disc Cup: How Big Is the Cup in Your Optic Nerve?
If a health checkup has flagged an enlarged optic disc cup, it can come as a shock.It is often found in people with high myopia (very poor eyesight without correction).This article is about evaluating the shape of the optic nerve inside ... -
Cold Sensitivity and Glaucoma: Flammer Syndrome
Many eye diseases have no symptoms, so knowing your “constitution” may help in finding them.About glaucoma care According to resident screenings and epidemiological surveys in Gifu Prefecture,5% of Japanese people aged 40 and over, and 1... -
What Does “Intraocular Pressure” Mean? Eye Pressure and 24-Hour Monitoring
Changes in the circulation of fluid inside the eye appear as “eye pressure” (intraocular pressure). Fluid (aqueous humor) produced by the ciliary body around the lens fills the space behind the cornea (the anterior chamber) and drains th... -
Glaucoma Eye Drops and Interstitial Pneumonia
A man in his 60s came to the clinic for the first time with red eyes. His fundus findings raised suspicion of glaucoma, and further tests showed a visual field abnormality, leading to a diagnosis of glaucoma. Because he was being treated...
