Just as we are advised to watch our blood pressure as we get older, the pressure within our eyes is equally at risk with advancing years. Changes in the ageing eye can lead to less-effective drainage of the clear fluid (aqueous humor) in the eye...
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Re ‘Glaucoma’ (WDDTY vol 15 no 12), the preservative in many eyedrops is benzalkonium, which contains a benzene-related chemical that is well documented to cause bone-marrow damage. In a report published in Ophthalmology (2001; 8: 74-80), it states...
WDDTY vol 14 no 4 arrived a few days ago and, wonderful surprise, some great help about glaucoma drops! I have been taking for two years a prescription eyedrop called Lumigan (bimatoprost 0.03 per cent), and the pressure has stayed down