keeping eye pressure low

[jmch]

Just found your website.  I am not over the top on my eye pressure; however, it is borderline and my doctor is carefully watching it and doing visual acuity tests, etc. each year.  I am taking ICaps and Bilberry, but wonder if anyone has had luck with alpha lipoic acid.  I would love to hear from you on this.  Wishing you good health.  Jan


This discussion is related to Eye Pressure (IOP) and natural remedies.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

Jan be sure your "doctor" is a MD physician ophthalmologist. He/she should have a MD degree after their name not a OD (non MD non physician limited training optometrist).

ICAPS are helpful in macular degeneration, bilberry is unproven and alpha lipoic acid has no useful proven eye purpose.

JCH IIMD

[jmch]

Thanks for the reply.  My doctor is an ophthalmologist and I also see a retinal specialist once a year.  Just saw both.  The retinal specialist said my pressure was good; however, when I see the Ophthalmolotist, the technician  takes the pressure and it was 20 and 21 I believe,  but then the Dr. takes it and it is a bit higher.  Still, not over the top and I am to go back in 6 months.  I also have read about Forskohlii and am going to take these.  What do you think?  What is this with aging?  Seems I am on so much medication and I wonder what, if anything, all these meds could be doing to my eye pressure.  Every time I go to my Primry, there is something new to take.  Now she says I need to get my sugar down, though it was only 111 fasting.  So,she gave me prescription for Metaforim and I am not going to take this.  My pharmacist told me how sick I could get.  I am watching diet and more exercise and will see if this works before I go on yet another med.  Thanks so much, Jan

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS]

Forskohlii  is unproven to help glaucoma.  I would discuss again with your MD about metaformin. If you are diabetic or pre diabetic the medication has demonstrated to be quite beneficial.

JCH IIMD