The second week of March is observed as Glaucoma week the world over.
Glaucoma occurs due to increased pressure in the posterior chamber of the eye causing compression on the retina and gradual loss of the cells ultimately leading to blindness. What makes this important is the fact that 90% of the patients do not realize that such a condition is developing in their eyes till they lose a fair amount of vision. Indeed very disturbing and the only way one could identify is go for a regular check up especially after the age of 45 years and measure the pressure in the eyes and observing the health of the retina.
Homeopathic medicines have good remedies like Aconite, Belladonna, Gelsemium etc to help bring down the pressure while Arnica, Hamamellis, Bothrops, Lachesis help keep the retina in good shape.
