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My dad was an eye doctor. He is in heaven now. He is one of the first doctors who learned laser surgery for the eyes. But in terms of eye health it is hard to find someone I can trust. Thank you for this!
Summary at 9:00 Exercise - 15 minutes high-intensity exercise (run, jog, swim) 5 days per week; or 30 minutes moderate exercise (walk) 5 days per week. Hot tea - a cup daily Green leafy vegetables Avoid alcohol
Unfortunately these are not for sure ways to prevent glaucoma. There are lots of young healthy active people that have glaucoma and many people not doing these habits without glaucoma.
@@lucreziab.2047 earlier in video doc specified hot caffeinated tea, so it's probably combination of caffeine & the warmth affecting extraction of the polyphenols & whatnot in the tea.
I was scheduled for surgery to replace the cataract damaged lenses in both eyes. With my wife, I changed to eating a plant based diet. After a month, the osteo arthritis pain I suffered in my toes, plantar, heels, ankles, knees, elbows, wrists and fingers (each confirmed by xray images) disappeared. Almost a year after going plant based diet, my cataracts cleared in both eyes. I phoned the optometrist and requested a new vision test before my scheduled cataract surgery. She agreed. After the new exam, she cancelled the cataract surgery for my eyes! - It was a big step to give up all meat, dairy, processed foods, oils, etc. But, the rewards to me far exceed the compromises.
I can well believe what you say. 10 years ago or so I was shown to have 50% blocked coronary arteries and levels of cholesterol only usually seen in genetic disorders. I turned down statins and went on a whole food plant-based diet with no oils. It brought my body fat percentage down to 10%, halved my cholesterol without statins or exercise and gave me blood pressure of a youngster, 105/65 even with blocked arteries (I was mid fifties at the time). After a couple of years I began to slip and ate vegan junk food a little. Last three years I put back on 55 pound of the 70 I lost. Now I have glaucoma. I'm going back 90% (or more) to the whole food plant-based diet, but I'll be adding hours of daily walking.
Thanks for watching! I misspoke at the end of the video, the recommendation for exercise is: 15 minutes of high-intensity exercise such as running, jogging or swimming 5 days per week; or 30 minutes moderate exercise (like a brisk walk) 5 days per week.
Is it possible to have cataract and not have Glaucoma? When a doctor is checking a patient for cataract is it possible to determine that the patient doesn't have Glaucoma or is there a different machine for checking for glaucoma? Thank you for your response.
Hello doctor, Thank you for sharing informative information for us to learn and apply to our lives for excellent health. What type of exercises are effective for people who in wheelchairs or using a walker?
It’s strange when people say it’s runs in families, just look at the history of dietary choices and exercise habits these families have ! It’s very eye 👁️ opening !
Hi, I had asked my Opthalmologist what, if anything I can do to stop or reverse the beginnings of Glaucoma and he told me no, nothing. It was a horrible thing to think. Thx for making this video. It gives me hope.
I do a 20min exercise on a rebounder which is much better than jogging or walking on a treadmill without jarring. I do prayer and meditation, avoid alcohol, sugar, margarine with transfats, I wear an anti-radiation glasses from ionspec, eat dark green leafy vegetables, drink enough water, heve enough sleep, doing accupressure eye massage, taking VCO before bed. Somehow it prevented my glaucoma from getting worse...
I am very active, drink hot tea every day all my life, eat lots of salad and beet root, do not drink and I have glaucoma since age 58. One eye had two surgeries and practically blind. I am 74 now.
Try 1 cup of blueberries every day. This has shown to lower eye pressure. Bilberry and eye bright too! Lower yoyr inflammation and heal your gut. Do acupressure for glaucoma. These are CRUCIAL for glaucoma ANTIOXIDANTS AND FAT Omega 3 B12 Zinc A D C E Vitmin c B6 B1 B3 And finally , low thyroid can cause glaucoma!
It does run in families. We know a family with two kids with glaucoma. The caught the one early, but the other had quite a bit of damage. People with glaucoma do not necessarily develop tunnel vision. I’ve lost peripheral vision in the upper part of my eye, which I think is a blessing actually. I can still see the floor very well which makes it less likely I will trip. My good eye sees a lot of what I’ve lost in the upper quadrant of the bad eye, so there’s another blessing. I hope everyone gets regular peripheral field vision tests so it can be caught early.
I've pressure on my right eye, my vision has gotten so much worse so quickly. I go on the 26th to a specialist, Im terrified that it might be glaucoma. All I was told is that my nerves are swollen and that its pressure which I've just started noticing the pressure bothering me and Im losing sleep due to my eye feeling uncomfortable.
Talking about tea here in my Mombasa 🇰🇪,as I recall as a kid when we used to get eye infection especially pink eye our parents used to boil black tea let it cool than wash our eyes it worked like magic.👍
I have eye inflammation and treated with Loteman sterio since last year Apr'22, this year started clicloporin that caused minor cataract, increased eye pressure which will cause glaucoma, but the doctor still have not waive off clicloporin till today April 2023, what shall I do?
Financial Savant 16 hours ago Thanks Doc. My mom had glaucoma and her mom and her aunt that lived to 99 but went blind from it beforehand. Glad to hear this. Will go back to hot tea everyday like before I ever started drinking one cup of coffee a day. I’ll do both. Also I learned Earl Grey was studied and proven to send out our stem cells, WHOO hoo! Another plus. I always loved the vegetables. Hopefully I won’t get the glaucoma too. My husband drinks superbeets daily and the gym. That stuff gives me a terrible headache. Thanks again here in the sunshine state
Thank you Doctor I found the subject matter on glaucoma very informative, as I have recently been diagnosed with glaucoma. I, also, enjoyed the light humor.
Very nice that you are actually giving preventative measures(healthcare) which most doctors do not prevent illnesses but encourage dependency on them for drugs which creates more issues and then perform surgery. It’s just a business out to make money and not keep people healthy. Thank you for your information 👍
Very informative . I am borderline with my eye pressure . This video came at the right time for me . Hope your suggestions can help me . Thank you for your tutorial .
I've got high eye pressure esp in one eye. Do you use eyedrops for eye pressure? I'm concerned about side effects and I hope I won't have to use drops for the rest of my life...
Very informative! I will share this video with my family & friends. Will follow these recommendations to prevent glaucoma. God bless this good eye specialist🙏😊💝
I regret to say that both my grandma and my mum had to deal with glaucoma despite having been green tea drinkers and having eaten salad on a daily basis. As far as I know it's an hereditary desease. My grandma was particularly a very active person and seldom drank alcohol (a couple of glasses at Xmas, NYE, some birthday and the sort). I wonder if you can shed some light on the reasons and why their diet and lifestyle didn't work and the earyly symptoms I should watch for, since I am trying to prevent ever being affected by it. Thanks in advance.
I am not speaking on behalf of the doctor, but I also drank green tea on the regular, exercised regularly and ate healthy foods. I possibly suffered from sleep apnea. I understand how you feel. I have glaucoma in one eye and attempted to prevent it.
I have been dealing with glaucoma in both eyes for 31 years including cataract in my right eye, blind in one left eye at birth and still am that way since then
Thank you doctor for sharing such an interesting and important research information with us. You are a Godsend by doing this for us. You sound like a real doctor who knows his stuff. My grandmom was misdiagnosed by an incompetent man who said that her eye problem was all due to dryness. He would just prescribe to her Goniosol for her dryness. She and I did not know what was going on until she told me to take her to the hospital because she had difficulty with her vision. It wasn't until her eyes got dilated that the eye clinic doctor told us her vision was literally hanging on a thread due to damage done by untreated glaucoma. They told me her optic disc was large. Her glaucoma had damaged both of her optic nerves. She cried. I was devastated. They did laser at the hospital to open the trabecular meshwork drain and restore the flow, but the damage could not be undone. She could only see a little bit. This Indian doctor's name is Hadad and his office is on 90th street between park avenue and Lexington avenue in new York city. Incredibly they are allowing him to teach at the New York Medical College. His waiting room is full of certificates and other paperwork which speaks peanuts if his knowledge. Get does it only to impress the new people that are coming into his office. He has a long hallway when you e nter his office and at the end he has a one way mirror. You have to ring his door before they let you in. These were all red flags that I missed when I started bringing my poor grandmom to him. It was an aweful experience . I want to thank you for doing this video because with the internet many people will learn about glaucoma and it's dangers before it takes away their sight, the most precious of the five senses that we have that God gave us. Thank you.
ever since I my eye doctor told me that my eyes are larger than a normal person's and that I could be at risk of glaucoma a year ago, I have always had this worry in the back of my mind. while this video is interesting, I really don't know if I can prevent my eyes from getting larger or ever prevent glaucoma. I just have in mind of going to the doctor once a year to see how things continue
How do you explain that my husband who works on computers all day and does hardly any exercise and eats very little leafy green aside from the dinners I make - has eye pressures of 14. I on the other hand exercise every day and eat lots of leafy greens but have eye pressure in early 20s. I think genetics and he has a more chilled personality.
I've heard the nostril opening thing from the drugstore works very well to stop snoring. They're called Breathe-Right Strips or the generic, Nasal Strips or Air Max. Or Slebaonos nose vents. Would be simpler to try before the CPAP contraption
I was diagnosed having closed-angle glaucoma 8 years ago and had YAG laser surgery. Since then, I take my eye drops religiously(2x a day) and have 2-3x eye check-up every year. Field vision test is done annually to determine if glaucoma is progressing. So far, its not progressing but the damage caused by glaucoma is irreversible.
This is really interesting- thanks. Regarding nitric oxide, there is growing evidence that humming is very helpful in increasing nitric oxide levels as it makes available endogenous nitric oxide.
My mom is 80 with glaucoma since 20 yrs..she has been extremely active all her life,regular walking,good diet and ofcourse no such habits. Then what could be the reason
Glaucoma like many health conditions is often an interaction of genetic and lifestyle factors. Has she lost her vision entirely? Glaucoma is a progressive condition and treatments won't reverse it but are aimed at preventing it worsening. If her glaucoma is stable it may be her active lifestyle has helped her a lot.
Hi Dr Chua! For the past 30 years ive been using eye drops to control my eye pressure but lately inspite of using 3 different eye drops everyday my eye pressure is 23/24 . My eye dr is talking about surgery which i am not in favor of primarily because i am so afraid of it.. Besides ive read that aside from being risky surgery is not an assurance of a cure. I have open angle glaucoma.. So my question is when is surgery really necessary? I hope u can find time to answer my question.. As of today, with eye glasses on, my vision is ok for both eyes. Thank you..
Helen, I had laser surgery for glaucoma and it was quick and painless. Last pressure readings were 9 & 11. Was told that the effect of the surgery should last 4-6 years.
My optometrist told me i have glaucoma and freaks me out very depressed,will see an opthalmologist on tues.am very worried. Not any one in my family has
Thank you so much went to the eye doctor yesterday and they want me to get screened for glaucoma. Didn’t really tell me much about it though this was great.
The way you laid the information out, was very clear. Thanks for helping me understand. I work on a campus, where there is a health clinic, that does eye examinations, with the standard eye charts. I walk by it many times a week, on some days I can easily see 20/20, then on other days I can't. I'm in my 60's, and active. Any tips, I'm asking because when I do the eye test at DMV, I would like to be at my best. Is it best to test in the morning or evening? tips like that, because I noticed my vision changes during a normal week.
My wife has golocoma operated 4 times she did not recover Dr fix vab in eye had damage nerv in she vision very nearow vision now she have lot of pain in eye
The strangest thing happened to me & I need some input if possible. I go with a friend to Doctor appointments because he cannot hear well & has a hard time understanding information. He was told he had cataracts, one eye needed surgery ASP & the other isn't bad enough for surgery. Ok, he had the surgery and did all his follow-ups/drops, etc.. We both thought he was good & just needed new glasses. Out of the blue, his eye surgeon told him, well you have to go to a glaucoma specialist also, not just an eyeglass doctor. Neither one of us heard of glaucoma during any of the visits.😳What or how did we miss this diagnosis unless that's why he had cataracts & it's caused by glaucoma? Why would a doctor leave that part out??!!!
He probably missed the exam for glaucoma. These are specific pictures of your eyes to see the back of your eye and how thick or thin the membrane is. I just had mine done a couple days ago. It has to do with the pressure of the eye. My case is only a suspicion, but I need to get ahead and follow a good diet and everything else recommended here. Best wishes, take care. Blessings.
@@crisalidathomassie1811 You had me thinking that suggestion over. So I checked into the surgeon's degrees. First off he is a specialist in eye diseases namely cataracts & glaucoma, this is on his web page - Ophthalmologists diagnose and treat eye diseases, including vision loss, detached retinas, cataracts, and glaucoma. They perform laser retina surgery, refractive surgery, and lens replacement operations. But I know for a fact he doesn't sell/provide eyeglasses. If nothing else you have me questioning " My Hearing" 🤣Maybe he's sending him to someone else that does both, so he doesn't have to bounce between.
75% LOWER rates of glaucoma in hot tea drinkers! That's massive! Thank you doc! Could it be the antioxidants? Iced tea is often made from powder which probably loses its antioxidant qualities in the processing.
Why doesn’t my ophthalmologist recommend any of this? I have asked both of mine if there were any lifestyle changes I could make to decrease my progression and was told there were none.
Same, my doctor said they still aren’t sure what causes this and didn’t associate it with any lifestyle changes other than using drops to reduce eye pressure. Of course, an overall healthy lifestyle is important.
I am a Covid 19 long hauler 2 years ago My Oxygen level was 48 and I lost my hair I have fluid in my bone behind my left ear and my eyes are cupping now I found out I also I have Lipedema 1 the good thing is I’m getting more stimulus in my day the fog brain and fatigue is still so bad but I now have a vibration plate which is really good
I guess I truly agree , and this video is absolutely great tips and very helpful , bcoz I know some one who are 70 plus years old and her eyesight is completely perfect .
Thanks Michael for that excellent information. Just so you know that in Australia we have a universal health care system with subsidised medicines - latanoprost costs me au$6.50 a month or us$10. The government negotiates with the drug companies so it is much better here.
I'm reading this too late. Vision in left eye is just 20% with a pressure of 27. In right eye visionnis 100% but pressure fluctuating from 20 to 37. I'm taking Xalacom & brevity eye drops. Both eyes cataract surgery is done. I'm 75. Male, got Glaucoma in inheritance from my mother's ( rest her soul in peace) side
Dear Dr. Michael Chua, You gave a beautiful presentation on glaucoma, it really helped me understand the subject better and to do preventive methods. Nageswara Kode, Ph.D.
I can’t hardly believe it, physical exercise helps the eyes, I have glaucoma and very advanced, and in my fifty years wearing glasses no doctor find that problem, until seven years ago, why? none of the many optometrist or the ophthalmology doctors find it . Good information, thanksgiving. Michael. I meant thank you 🙏 very much.
People can have pressure from 11 - 21 and be normal, being 19 is not bad as you think, me I have pressure of 22-24 for the last few years, I dont have any damage thanks to God, and doctor decided to put me to drops for safety because my reading are always high. with drops I have reading now of 16-17. So, my suggestion is, if you are afraid or being at risk, take the drops to stay safe and protect your vision. Drops are not that bad for health. little side effects, not major.
thanks for sharing the information. yesss! for hot tea .Also i really enjoy eating the beets. everyone can't eat green leaf veggies due to high vitamin k. it interfere with warfarin.
Dr,thanks for your excellent advice on correcting or slowing the eye defects the "nautural "way .Wonderful and simple afvice .Unfortunately ,you are so far away from us otherwise would pop over to see you
Thanks Doctor I have open angle glaucoma since 30 years. My optic nerve is damaged I'm using Lumigan eye drops.my question is, what supplements are good for glaucoma? Is lutein good.?
i think exercise with brigther light will close the iris which open the drainage, and then when you sweat it ll reduce the amount of water in the body thus reducing eye pressure and blockage
Thank you for a very informative video! My husband has been suffered with glaucoma for 20 years. The drop medication is nốt helping anymore. He had laser surgery 5 months ago. Since the surgery his both eyes are getting red and feeling more pressure daily. A doctor recommended to have another surgery to stop the pressure but also warning this may 50% gone to blind. Please give us your advise. My husband is 69 years old. His mom went blind by glaucoma. Thank you.
I suggest you include bicycling as a high intensity exercise. I've been a road racing bicyclist since as was child. I'm retired from the US Army. And at almost 76 years old I still ride my old road racing bicycle in my garage for 30 minutes. I have it sitting on a trainer. No different than if I was riding it on a road. I do that in addition to exercises like kick boxing and self defense 5 days a week. I maintain a pace comparable to riding my bike on a road at about maybe 20 MPH By the time I finish my T-shirt is soaked in sweat. IMO most doctors confuse patients by comparing riding a bike to walking. But of course if you ride your bike as if you were doing it in slow motion you're wasting your time. IMO it's a matter of learning how to pedal the right way at the right cadence. If you don't think that's high intensity try it yourself on a road racing bike the way I do it. My point is I was diagnosed with glaucoma about 6 years ago. But my eye pressure thanks to my eye drops and my life style is within normal levels (15 - 16)
Super video, thank you!! (1) humming has been shown to increase nitric oxide, and also nasal breathing increases nitric oxide as a lifestyle practice. (I read this in PubMed papers) (2) It could help to know exercise and cannabis are both temporary, but significant ways to temporarily lower eye pressure. (25% for cannabis, maybe more for exercise). As for cannabis, using it in a program that also uses greens, exercise, pristine diet , with proper eye pressure lowering and antiinflammatory supplements, plus seeing eye doc of course, could be the best way. I would hate to overlook the cannabis. maybe only before bed? Anyway, thanks for video, and comments/advice are welcome!
Do these vitamins help eye health generally? PreserVision AREDS 2 They, supposedly, contain the exact nutrient formula recommended by NEI researchers to help reduce the risk of progression in people with moderate-to-advanced Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
More than losing one's vision, even if with Glaucoma, no specialist Doctor tells you about the after effects of Glaucoma. You lose your night vision as you get older, you cannot see well in low light and night driving becomes a hazard. There is no solution for this anywhere in the world. Iam having it and it's real frustrating.
While I'm 52 and eat poorly and weigh 245 at five foot 7. I exerisize far more than moderately , 5 hours weekly eat micro greens tumeric and green tea daily.
I run, cycle, swim and workout regularly. I have been diagnosed with pixalated glaucoma. Basically, eye pigment chaffs loose and clogs the eye drain. There are some theories that running can jostle loose eye pigment and worsen the condition.
I totally agree with you just get slt laser treatment takes half an hour always check your intraocular pressure stop paying off some optometrist's student loans just because they won't update their diagnostic software trust me the BS is all over the place go a step further seek second opinion because you eyesight is very important and not allow insurance schemes at the expense of your health
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Whot was the name of the aye drops.??? I'm Denish
Please be post the MSG glucoma eye drops
15. Mins 5 times a day 5 times a week? That's like 3 hours of running everyday
My dad was an eye doctor. He is in heaven now. He is one of the first doctors who learned laser surgery for the eyes. But in terms of eye health it is hard to find someone I can trust. Thank you for this!
RIP💔 God be with him, you and and all your families, friends and loved ones✝️🙏🤍
Summary at 9:00
Exercise - 15 minutes high-intensity exercise (run, jog, swim) 5 days per week; or 30 minutes moderate exercise (walk) 5 days per week.
Hot tea - a cup daily
Green leafy vegetables
Avoid alcohol
Thanks a lot for yr kindness, but I do not understand why HOT TEA?
I figured thats what Dr.Chua meant when he said "5 times a day" . 5 x a week is more workable . thanks
Those are exactly the things I was doing when I was diagnosed with glaucoma.
Unfortunately these are not for sure ways to prevent glaucoma. There are lots of young healthy active people that have glaucoma and many people not doing these habits without glaucoma.
@@lucreziab.2047 earlier in video doc specified hot caffeinated tea, so it's probably combination of caffeine & the warmth affecting extraction of the polyphenols & whatnot in the tea.
I was scheduled for surgery to replace the cataract damaged lenses in both eyes. With my wife, I changed to eating a plant based diet. After a month, the osteo arthritis pain I suffered in my toes, plantar, heels, ankles, knees, elbows, wrists and fingers (each confirmed by xray images) disappeared. Almost a year after going plant based diet, my cataracts cleared in both eyes. I phoned the optometrist and requested a new vision test before my scheduled cataract surgery. She agreed. After the new exam, she cancelled the cataract surgery for my eyes! - It was a big step to give up all meat, dairy, processed foods, oils, etc. But, the rewards to me far exceed the compromises.
Can you make a video of your progress and what you eat
Does eating meat affect the eyes?
This information is against ALL stuff Im learning in last months! I can not believe this!
Wat are some plant based dishes that u put together ?
I can well believe what you say. 10 years ago or so I was shown to have 50% blocked coronary arteries and levels of cholesterol only usually seen in genetic disorders. I turned down statins and went on a whole food plant-based diet with no oils. It brought my body fat percentage down to 10%, halved my cholesterol without statins or exercise and gave me blood pressure of a youngster, 105/65 even with blocked arteries (I was mid fifties at the time). After a couple of years I began to slip and ate vegan junk food a little. Last three years I put back on 55 pound of the 70 I lost. Now I have glaucoma. I'm going back 90% (or more) to the whole food plant-based diet, but I'll be adding hours of daily walking.
Thanks for watching! I misspoke at the end of the video, the recommendation for exercise is: 15 minutes of high-intensity exercise such as running, jogging or swimming 5 days per week; or 30 minutes moderate exercise (like a brisk walk) 5 days per week.
Oh okay, that makes sense. Thank you for clearing that up. Good video by the way.
Thank you for clarifying, I caught that - when you misspoke and said “5 times per day “ - lol . Thanx for the great prevention video .
Is it possible to have cataract and not have Glaucoma? When a doctor is checking a patient for cataract is it possible to determine that the patient doesn't have Glaucoma or is there a different machine for checking for glaucoma? Thank you for your response.
Hello doctor,
Thank you for sharing informative information for us to learn and apply to our lives for excellent health.
What type of exercises are effective for people who in wheelchairs or using a walker?
Thank You Dr Chua, for this very helpful advice.
It’s strange when people say it’s runs in families, just look at the history of dietary choices and exercise habits these families have ! It’s very eye 👁️ opening !
No it's probably because genetics gave them small eyeballs and angles, my sister has this.
Hi, I had asked my Opthalmologist what, if anything I can do to stop or reverse the beginnings of Glaucoma and he told me no, nothing. It was a horrible thing to think. Thx for making this video. It gives me hope.
Latanoprost
Laser surgery
I do a 20min exercise on a rebounder which is much better than jogging or walking on a treadmill without jarring. I do prayer and meditation, avoid alcohol, sugar, margarine with transfats, I wear an anti-radiation glasses from ionspec, eat dark green leafy vegetables, drink enough water, heve enough sleep, doing accupressure eye massage, taking VCO before bed. Somehow it prevented my glaucoma from getting worse...
What is VCO?
What doex the anti-radiation glasses do/ for gluacoma please?
What is VCO,.. please explain,..?
Awaiting your reply!
Thank you
@@leightonbarry6536 vco is virgin coconut oil
@@hairrum vco is virgin coconut oil
Your channel is so underrated! Love your no BS evidence based information that I can use to look after my eye health! Thx a lot…
I am very active, drink hot tea every day all my life, eat lots of salad and beet root, do not drink and I have glaucoma since age 58. One eye had two surgeries and practically blind. I am 74 now.
May God help you
Practically blind in one eye or both?
Sorry to hear this. What event happened when your age became 58. Is there a possible cause that triggered your glaucoma?
Try 1 cup of blueberries every day. This has shown to lower eye pressure. Bilberry and eye bright too! Lower yoyr inflammation and heal your gut. Do acupressure for glaucoma. These are CRUCIAL for glaucoma
ANTIOXIDANTS AND FAT
Omega 3
B12
Zinc
A
D
C
E
Vitmin c
B6
B1
B3
And finally , low thyroid can cause glaucoma!
Did he type this??😢
It does run in families. We know a family with two kids with glaucoma. The caught the one early, but the other had quite a bit of damage. People with glaucoma do not necessarily develop tunnel vision. I’ve lost peripheral vision in the upper part of my eye, which I think is a blessing actually. I can still see the floor very well which makes it less likely I will trip. My good eye sees a lot of what I’ve lost in the upper quadrant of the bad eye, so there’s another blessing. I hope everyone gets regular peripheral field vision tests so it can be caught early.
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How, where , does one get peripheral field vision test please?
@@newtheboyzdeboisandnewatin9513 Your eye Dr normally send you for the field test
I've pressure on my right eye, my vision has gotten so much worse so quickly. I go on the 26th to a specialist, Im terrified that it might be glaucoma. All I was told is that my nerves are swollen and that its pressure which I've just started noticing the pressure bothering me and Im losing sleep due to my eye feeling uncomfortable.
Talking about tea here in my Mombasa 🇰🇪,as I recall as a kid when we used to get eye infection especially pink eye our parents used to boil black tea let it cool than wash our eyes it worked like magic.👍
I have eye inflammation and treated with Loteman sterio since last year Apr'22, this year started clicloporin that caused minor cataract, increased eye pressure which will cause glaucoma, but the doctor still have not waive off clicloporin till today April 2023, what shall I do?
@@janetkoh8002 Try carnivore for a few weeks and see if it improves. I bet it most certainly will.
Financial Savant
16 hours ago
Thanks Doc. My mom had glaucoma and her mom and her aunt that lived to 99 but went blind from it beforehand. Glad to hear this.
Will go back to hot tea everyday like before I ever started drinking one cup of coffee a day. I’ll do both. Also I learned Earl Grey was studied and proven to send out our stem cells, WHOO hoo! Another plus. I always loved the vegetables. Hopefully I won’t get the glaucoma too. My husband drinks superbeets daily and the gym. That stuff gives me a terrible headache. Thanks again here in the sunshine state
Dr. Michael thank you for your expert advice. You are very warm and humble.
Thank you Doctor I found the subject matter on glaucoma very informative, as I have recently been diagnosed with glaucoma. I, also, enjoyed the light humor.
Very nice that you are actually giving preventative measures(healthcare) which most doctors do not prevent illnesses but encourage dependency on them for drugs which creates more issues and then perform surgery. It’s just a business out to make money and not keep people healthy. Thank you for your information 👍
Great video. Basically it sounds like living an overall healthy lifestyle is the way to prevent it. Thank you for making this .
not if it runs in your family,unfortunatley
@@brianharper8304 Not convinced you can't prevent it. Have you seen people getting glaucoma on a species-appropriate diet? If so, let me know.
Hugo why you trying to scare people? Just shut up reptilian. You act like you are smarter than the doctor.
Thank you for your elegant explanation to prevent glaucoma! You're making it so easy!
Very informative . I am borderline with my eye pressure . This video came at the right time for me . Hope your suggestions can help me . Thank you for your tutorial .
I've got high eye pressure esp in one eye. Do you use eyedrops for eye pressure? I'm concerned about side effects and I hope I won't have to use drops for the rest of my life...
Thank you Dr. Chua! Your videos are so educational and easy to follow. I really appreciate that!!!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Very informative! I will share this video with my family & friends. Will follow these recommendations to prevent glaucoma. God bless this good eye specialist🙏😊💝
I regret to say that both my grandma and my mum had to deal with glaucoma despite having been green tea drinkers and having eaten salad on a daily basis. As far as I know it's an hereditary desease. My grandma was particularly a very active person and seldom drank alcohol (a couple of glasses at Xmas, NYE, some birthday and the sort). I wonder if you can shed some light on the reasons and why their diet and lifestyle didn't work and the earyly symptoms I should watch for, since I am trying to prevent ever being affected by it. Thanks in advance.
I am not speaking on behalf of the doctor, but I also drank green tea on the regular, exercised regularly and ate healthy foods. I possibly suffered from sleep apnea. I understand how you feel. I have glaucoma in one eye and attempted to prevent it.
I don't know how much difference it makes, but he did say caffeinated hot tea. Green tea does not have caffeine.
@@djd2860 Green tea does have caffeine, but not as much as coffee.
@@DreaScott67 do you drink a lot of water?
@@sodvine3486 I definitely don't drink as much as I should. My blood pressure is great. But I also have an en extra 35 pounds that I need to lose.
I have been dealing with glaucoma in both eyes for 31 years including cataract in my right eye, blind in one left eye at birth and still am that way since then
Great.
Thank you doctor for sharing such an interesting and important research information with us. You are a Godsend by doing this for us. You sound like a real doctor who knows his stuff. My grandmom was misdiagnosed by an incompetent man who said that her eye problem was all due to dryness. He would just prescribe to her Goniosol for her dryness. She and I did not know what was going on until she told me to take her to the hospital because she had difficulty with her vision. It wasn't until her eyes got dilated that the eye clinic doctor told us her vision was literally hanging on a thread due to damage done by untreated glaucoma. They told me her optic disc was large. Her glaucoma had damaged both of her optic nerves. She cried. I was devastated. They did laser at the hospital to open the trabecular meshwork drain and restore the flow, but the damage could not be undone. She could only see a little bit. This Indian doctor's name is Hadad and his office is on 90th street between park avenue and Lexington avenue in new York city. Incredibly they are allowing him to teach at the New York Medical College. His waiting room is full of certificates and other paperwork which speaks peanuts if his knowledge. Get does it only to impress the new people that are coming into his office. He has a long hallway when you e nter his office and at the end he has a one way mirror. You have to ring his door before they let you in. These were all red flags that I missed when I started bringing my poor grandmom to him. It was an aweful experience . I want to thank you for doing this video because with the internet many people will learn about glaucoma and it's dangers before it takes away their sight, the most precious of the five senses that we have that God gave us. Thank you.
He is a doctor!
I have some family history of glaucoma. Thank you for this video
Thanks!
Thanks for your support!
ever since I my eye doctor told me that my eyes are larger than a normal person's and that I could be at risk of glaucoma a year ago, I have always had this worry in the back of my mind. while this video is interesting, I really don't know if I can prevent my eyes from getting larger or ever prevent glaucoma. I just have in mind of going to the doctor once a year to see how things continue
Thank you Dr. Michael Chua for this video , be sharing this to friends , relatives God bless you🙏. Amen🙏. 3-19-2023
How do you explain that my husband who works on computers all day and does hardly any exercise and eats very little leafy green aside from the dinners I make - has eye pressures of 14. I on the other hand exercise every day and eat lots of leafy greens but have eye pressure in early 20s. I think genetics and he has a more chilled personality.
I started keto for diabetes managment 4 years ago, another benefit was my iop went down to 12 from 19.
Great presentation , can the doctor tell us the natural supplements to combat glaucoma?
Very interesting video. I'm pleased to say I'm already doing most of the recommendations.
Thanks!
Thanks for your support!
My job requires standing walking about 80% of time... 64 yrs old,, no glaucoma, even though grandmother had it. Whereabouts vitamins?
I've heard the nostril opening thing from the drugstore works very well to stop snoring. They're called Breathe-Right Strips or the generic, Nasal Strips or Air Max. Or Slebaonos nose vents. Would be simpler to try before the CPAP contraption
Thanks Dr. Chua. I exercise regularly but still diagnosed with glaucoma. Is there a way to prevent it from deteriorating?
Eye drops which they normally prescribe
Latanoprost
I was diagnosed having closed-angle glaucoma 8 years ago and had YAG laser surgery. Since then, I take my eye drops religiously(2x a day) and have 2-3x eye check-up every year. Field vision test is done annually to determine if glaucoma is progressing. So far, its not progressing but the damage caused by glaucoma is irreversible.
Thank you Dr Chua. You gave excellent information on prevention of Glaucoma in a clear and easy to understand way. I really enjoyed your video!
This is really interesting- thanks. Regarding nitric oxide, there is growing evidence that humming is very helpful in increasing nitric oxide levels as it makes available endogenous nitric oxide.
My mom is 80 with glaucoma since 20 yrs..she has been extremely active all her life,regular walking,good diet and ofcourse no such habits.
Then what could be the reason
Glaucoma like many health conditions is often an interaction of genetic and lifestyle factors. Has she lost her vision entirely? Glaucoma is a progressive condition and treatments won't reverse it but are aimed at preventing it worsening. If her glaucoma is stable it may be her active lifestyle has helped her a lot.
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Thank you..she has lost her vision completely in the right eye..left eye must be about 5 % is still left
Hi Dr Chua! For the past 30 years ive been using eye drops to control my eye pressure but lately inspite of using 3 different eye drops everyday my eye pressure is 23/24 . My eye dr is talking about surgery which i am not in favor of primarily because i am so afraid of it.. Besides ive read that aside from being risky surgery is not an assurance of a cure. I have open angle glaucoma.. So my question is when is surgery really necessary? I hope u can find time to answer my question.. As of today, with eye glasses on, my vision is ok for both eyes. Thank you..
Hi Helen, what's the status of your current Glaucoma situation? is it mild, moderate or severe?
Helen, I had laser surgery for glaucoma and it was quick and painless. Last pressure readings were 9 & 11. Was told that the effect of the surgery should last 4-6 years.
Hot tea.. WOW...what tea is the best..
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@@lisacranmer8005 green tea I think.
My optometrist told me i have glaucoma and freaks me out very depressed,will see an opthalmologist on tues.am very worried. Not any one in my family has
You’ll be fine
Thank you so much went to the eye doctor yesterday and they want me to get screened for glaucoma. Didn’t really tell me much about it though this was great.
Well done! Very informative and transparent. Thank you!
The way you laid the information out, was very clear. Thanks for helping me understand. I work on a campus, where there is a health clinic, that does eye examinations, with the standard eye charts. I walk by it many times a week, on some days I can easily see 20/20, then on other days I can't. I'm in my 60's, and active. Any tips, I'm asking because when I do the eye test at DMV, I would like to be at my best. Is it best to test in the morning or evening? tips like that, because I noticed my vision changes during a normal week.
Thanks
Thanks for your support!
My wife has golocoma operated 4 times she did not recover Dr fix vab in eye had damage nerv in she vision very nearow vision now she have lot of pain in eye
The strangest thing happened to me & I need some input if possible. I go with a friend to Doctor appointments because he cannot hear well & has a hard time understanding information. He was told he had cataracts, one eye needed surgery ASP & the other isn't bad enough for surgery. Ok, he had the surgery and did all his follow-ups/drops, etc.. We both thought he was good & just needed new glasses. Out of the blue, his eye surgeon told him, well you have to go to a glaucoma specialist also, not just an eyeglass doctor. Neither one of us heard of glaucoma during any of the visits.😳What or how did we miss this diagnosis unless that's why he had cataracts & it's caused by glaucoma? Why would a doctor leave that part out??!!!
He probably missed the exam for glaucoma. These are specific pictures of your eyes to see the back of your eye and how thick or thin the membrane is. I just had mine done a couple days ago. It has to do with the pressure of the eye. My case is only a suspicion, but I need to get ahead and follow a good diet and everything else recommended here. Best wishes, take care. Blessings.
@@crisalidathomassie1811 You had me thinking that suggestion over. So I checked into the surgeon's degrees. First off he is a specialist in eye diseases namely cataracts & glaucoma, this is on his web page -
Ophthalmologists diagnose and treat eye diseases, including vision loss, detached retinas, cataracts, and glaucoma. They perform laser retina surgery, refractive surgery, and lens replacement operations. But I know for a fact he doesn't sell/provide eyeglasses. If nothing else you have me questioning " My Hearing" 🤣Maybe he's sending him to someone else that does both, so he doesn't have to bounce between.
@@shapienails3067 read as much as you can to learn new things. Don’t just agree to everything a doctor tells you. Take care and be safe. Blessings.
Thank you for the information. This was very helpful for me.
75% LOWER rates of glaucoma in hot tea drinkers! That's massive! Thank you doc! Could it be the antioxidants? Iced tea is often made from powder which probably loses its antioxidant qualities in the processing.
Am trying to help out a friend with the big g. He is an ex-alcoholic. I found your advice very helpful. I query about persimmons.
Why doesn’t my ophthalmologist recommend any of this? I have asked both of mine if there were any lifestyle changes I could make to decrease my progression and was told there were none.
Same, my doctor said they still aren’t sure what causes this and didn’t associate it with any lifestyle changes other than using drops to reduce eye pressure. Of course, an overall healthy lifestyle is important.
Me too
Because they can't promote natural healing in their profession
hi Doctor.. very glad i stumbled into your channel. great and very helpful info, many thanks!
I am a Covid 19 long hauler 2 years ago My Oxygen level was 48 and I lost my hair I have fluid in my bone behind my left ear and my eyes are cupping now I found out I also I have Lipedema 1 the good thing is I’m getting more stimulus in my day the fog brain and fatigue is still so bad but I now have a vibration plate which is really good
Linda Eidsness, just curious,were u on a steroid with CoVid? Has your hair grown back?
Linda Eidsness, just curious,were u on a steroid with CoVid? Has your hair grown back?
Very clearly spoken and explained.Thank you Dr Chua.... Good Morning from Thailand!
I am trying to understand my Eye Dr he just told me to start on drops. Not that I didn't want to just want more information.
Many thanks for all your so much appreciated advice - could you please tell me if drinking green tea is better than black tea - thanks again
I reduced my pressure with riding a stationary bike. My pressure was 28 and went down to 22 in a year.
That’s great !! Keep taking your medications regularly
I guess I truly agree , and this video is absolutely great tips and very helpful , bcoz I know some one who are 70 plus years old and her eyesight is completely perfect .
One of the better health shows. Well presented.
Thanks Michael for that excellent information. Just so you know that in Australia we have a universal health care system with subsidised medicines - latanoprost costs me au$6.50 a month or us$10. The government negotiates with the drug companies so it is much better here.
AU$6.50 is closer to US$4.50
I'm reading this too late. Vision in left eye is just 20% with a pressure of 27. In right eye visionnis 100% but pressure fluctuating from 20 to 37. I'm taking Xalacom & brevity eye drops. Both eyes cataract surgery is done. I'm 75. Male, got Glaucoma in inheritance from my mother's ( rest her soul in peace) side
Dear Dr. Michael Chua,
You gave a beautiful presentation on glaucoma, it really helped me understand the subject better and to do preventive methods.
Nageswara Kode, Ph.D.
Thanks Doc!! Glaucoma runs in our family. So far so good w/my eye drops and good nutrition like you said.👌✌️
What kind of drops?
@@hairrum Px Latanaprost & Dorzolamide
@@Waterbearer555 Thank you👍💞
What eye drops maam?
@@hairrumlatanoprost
I can’t hardly believe it, physical exercise helps the eyes, I have glaucoma and very advanced, and in my fifty years wearing glasses no doctor find that problem, until seven years ago, why? none of the many optometrist or the ophthalmology doctors find it . Good information, thanksgiving. Michael. I meant thank you 🙏 very much.
A very interesting video, thanks. I have high pressures 18 or 19, however I have no damage to my optic nerve. The optician was surprised.
People can have pressure from 11 - 21 and be normal, being 19 is not bad as you think, me I have pressure of 22-24 for the last few years, I dont have any damage thanks to God, and doctor decided to put me to drops for safety because my reading are always high. with drops I have reading now of 16-17.
So, my suggestion is, if you are afraid or being at risk, take the drops to stay safe and protect your vision. Drops are not that bad for health. little side effects, not major.
@@adamabdx9172 I've been this way for 25 years so I'll stay off the meds. It's hard to get the correct ones here.
Anything below 22 is good
@@TRIA99My ophthalmologist says 19 or above is cause for great alarm. Same from my glaucoma specialist.
Please let me know how to naturally get rid of Cataracts.
thanks for sharing the information. yesss! for hot tea .Also i really enjoy eating the beets. everyone can't eat green leaf veggies due to high vitamin k. it interfere with warfarin.
Thank you Dr Michael Chua for sharing these informations. Greeting from Orlando Florida
Dr,thanks for your excellent advice on correcting or slowing the eye defects the "nautural "way .Wonderful and simple afvice .Unfortunately ,you are so far away from us otherwise would pop over to see you
What do you think of Sightcare supplement
Very sound and clear....totally enjoyed it !!!😄😄😄
many thanks doc...more good health for all of us...God bless us.
Eye Opener literally Doc!
No one can pinpoint why some get it or not for sure. Just be yourselves and listen to your body; we are each unique
Thanks Doctor I have open angle glaucoma since 30 years. My optic nerve is damaged I'm using Lumigan eye drops.my question is, what supplements are good for glaucoma? Is lutein good.?
Look into Life brand supplements
A very helpful video, thank you Dr Michael.
i think exercise with brigther light will close the iris which open the drainage, and then when you sweat it ll reduce the amount of water in the body thus reducing eye pressure and blockage
Thank you for a very informative video! My husband has been suffered with glaucoma for 20 years. The drop medication is nốt helping anymore. He had laser surgery 5 months ago. Since the surgery his both eyes are getting red and feeling more pressure daily. A doctor recommended to have another surgery to stop the pressure but also warning this may 50% gone to blind. Please give us your advise. My husband is 69 years old. His mom went blind by glaucoma. Thank you.
Dr. Michael, thank you so much.
I suggest you include bicycling as a high intensity exercise. I've been a road racing bicyclist since as was child. I'm retired from the US Army. And at almost 76 years old I still ride my old road racing bicycle in my garage for 30 minutes. I have it sitting on a trainer. No different than if I was riding it on a road. I do that in addition to exercises like kick boxing and self defense 5 days a week. I maintain a pace comparable to riding my bike on a road at about maybe 20 MPH By the time I finish my T-shirt is soaked in sweat. IMO most doctors confuse patients by comparing riding a bike to walking. But of course if you ride your bike as if you were doing it in slow motion you're wasting your time. IMO it's a matter of learning how to pedal the right way at the right cadence. If you don't think that's high intensity try it yourself on a road racing bike the way I do it. My point is I was diagnosed with glaucoma about 6 years ago. But my eye pressure thanks to my eye drops and my life style is within normal levels (15 - 16)
Super video, thank you!!
(1) humming has been shown to increase nitric oxide, and also nasal breathing increases nitric oxide as a lifestyle practice. (I read this in PubMed papers)
(2) It could help to know exercise and cannabis are both temporary, but significant ways to temporarily lower eye pressure. (25% for cannabis, maybe more for exercise). As for cannabis, using it in a program that also uses greens, exercise, pristine diet , with proper eye pressure lowering and antiinflammatory supplements, plus seeing eye doc of
course, could be the best way. I would hate to overlook the cannabis. maybe only before bed?
Anyway, thanks for video, and comments/advice are welcome!
Do these vitamins help eye health generally? PreserVision AREDS 2 They, supposedly, contain the exact nutrient formula recommended by NEI researchers to help reduce the risk of progression in people with moderate-to-advanced Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
More than losing one's vision, even if with Glaucoma, no specialist Doctor tells you about the after effects of Glaucoma. You lose your night vision as you get older, you cannot see well in low light and night driving becomes a hazard. There is no solution for this anywhere in the world. Iam having it and it's real frustrating.
Please can you tell me if the CBG (cannabigerol) oil can decrease eye pressure?
Thank you very much for reply in advance.
If its only in the EYE...I bet it works, since cannibis is supposed to work, but not for the BODY
Very informative. Thanks and God bless you.
While I'm 52 and eat poorly and weigh 245 at five foot 7. I exerisize far more than moderately , 5 hours weekly eat micro greens tumeric and green tea daily.
Wow, wow, wow! I recently asked my doc if there were any lifestyle choices that could prevent glaucoma and was told no. So glad I watched this video!
Great video vital information, thank you!
Yes Michael your video was helpful and very inspiring I look forward to to watching more of your UPCOMING Videos
I run, cycle, swim and workout regularly. I have been diagnosed with pixalated glaucoma. Basically, eye pigment chaffs loose and clogs the eye drain. There are some theories that running can jostle loose eye pigment and worsen the condition.
I totally agree with you just get slt laser treatment takes half an hour always check your intraocular pressure stop paying off some optometrist's student loans just because they won't update their diagnostic software trust me the BS is all over the place go a step further seek second opinion because you eyesight is very important and not allow insurance schemes at the expense of your health
What kind of tea is the best to drink?
Thank you Doc.Doctor of my husband is chua he is very good and nice doctor
thank you for the video, My doctor find light symptoms of glaucoma, but my doctor doesn't explain a lot
Can you explain about the floaters in the eye
Yesss!!!
Excellent presentation and lifestyle and eating and sleeping adjustments!
thanks for the advice
Great job explaining what glaucoma is......
Dry clear& very informative. Thank you! 👍
I have recently been diagnosed with Glaucoma, thankfully quite early. Will there tips help for those already diagnosed.
Thank you for the information I have the glaucoma and cataract . I hope this will help me some how thank you