Glaucoma treatment can range from medical treatment to eye drops to herbal remedies. Which is best for you? Get informed and make the decision that is best for your health.

Glaucoma is an eye disease, the danger of which is that it can cause permanent blindness. It proceeds gradually with no noticeable symptoms and in many cases patients visit the doctor only at a late stage of illness. The disease is caused by gradual increase of pressure within the eyeball, because fluids are unable to drain normally. The glaucoma can arise independently or as result of some other eye disease.

Among the factors, contributing to the development of this very serious health problem can be: an aging process, an adverse heredity, diabetes, vascular diseases, cataract, smoking and use of alcohol.

Successful treatment of the disease is possible only if it started at its early stage. Seek immediate medical help if such symptoms as headache, severe eye pain and feeling of pressure in an eye, and abrupt vision blurring occur. Those are the symptoms of an acute glaucoma.

The most distinctive symptom of the chronic disease is the occurrence of iridescent circles around the source of light.

The best way to prevent serious complications of glaucoma is to undergo periodic screening for early diagnosis.

Other herbal glaucoma treatments:

• Mix together equal parts of celandine juice and water and use as compress on affected eye twice a day.



• Mix together ½ cup of nettle, 1 tsp of lily of the valley flowers and 1tbsp of water. Let stand 9 hours in dark place then add ½ tsp of baking soda. Use the mix twice a day as compress.



• Combine anise berries, coriander berries, cumin seeds and fennel seeds- ½ tsp of each. Put everything in 1 cup of boiling water and steep for 2 hours. Take ½ cup 2-4 times a day before meal and use as compress 3-4 times a day.



• Mix origanum and mistletoe-35 g of each, and 30 g of xanthium. Put 3 tbsp of mix in ½ L of boiling water. Steep in thermos for 1-2 hours and filter. Take 1/3 of cup 3 times a day after meal.



• Blend tansy, knotweed, horsetail, marigold and birch leaves-1 part of each, plantain and coltsfoot- 2 parts of each. Put 2 tbsp of the mix in 700 g of boiling water and keep overnight in thermos. Filter and drink 1/3 cup 3 times a day after meal.



• Combine plantain, knotweed, marigold, horsetail, nettle, flax seeds, birch leaves and mountain cranberry-1 part of each, crushed mountain ash berries and dog rose berries-2 parts of each, and 3 parts of St. John's wort. 2 tbsp of the mix steep in thermos in 700 g of boiling water overnight. Filter and drink 1/3 cup 3 times a day after meal.



• Blend mugwort-3 parts, St. John's wort, motherwort, yarrow and crushed dog rose berries-2 parts of each, plantain, tansy, horsetail and everlasting-1 part of each, and hawthorn leaves and flowers and senna-1/2 part of each. Mix well. Preparation and dosage as explained above.



• Add 1-2 tsp of eyebright herb to 1/4 L of cold water, bring to a boil, turn of the heat and steep for 2 min. Drops: 1-2 drops in each eye 3-4 times a day. Compress: wet cotton swabs and place on eyes for 1-1 1/2 hour once a day. Internally: take 3 tbsp 3 times a day 30 min before meal.

Get the glaucoma treatment you need - and take care of your health. As with all medical care, consult your doctor before using any home remedies, especially when other prescription medications are involved.

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