How to reduce the intraocular pressure

How to reduce the intraocular pressure
 Normal pressure circulation of intraocular fluid should be in the range 9-22 mm Hg. The measurement conducted by a doctor with a special eye contact tonometer way. If the figures above, we can say with certainty about the initial form of glaucoma. Treatments aimed at reducing the pressure using pharmaceuticals. It is also possible laser and surgical correction.
 The first symptoms of elevated intraocular pressure are: rapid eye fatigue, stress, excessive tearing, redness, headache, corneal opacity. When you see one or more symptoms consult an ophthalmologist.

If your doctor has diagnosed increased intraocular pressure, the first thing was prescribed to reduce it. You can write miotikami that improve the outflow of fluid. Are the drugs of first choice "Polikarpina hydrochloride", "Oftanpilokarpin", "carbachol". Depending on the overall clinical picture of the disease may appoint "Epinephrine", "Epifrin", "glauconite", "Oftan-dipivefrin" beta-blockers or non-selective blockers, sympathomimetics. The most frequently prescribed a combination of drugs, "Fitolol", "Proksofelin", "Fotil forte", "Kosopt", "Normoglaukon."

By selecting the second drug are: "brinzolamide" "Proksodolol" "Betaxolol". Medications help to rapidly reduce intraocular pressure and maintain it at a steady level.

As a diversionary therapy will advise you to do hot foot bath, apply saline laxatives, put mustard, a course of treatment with leeches and 15 procedures neck massage.

The lack of effectiveness of alternative treatment you can spend laser trabeculoplasty, in which regulate the outflow tract fluid or iridectomy piercing holes for drainage and circulation.

Instead of laser correction surgery can assign which is conducted by various methods, but the essence remains the same as in the laser correction - is the restoration of the ways to drain and circulation of intraocular fluid.

No matter what the correction has been completed, you must follow certain rules preventing elevated intraocular pressure. To do this, limit TV watching and reading, do not look for a long time in the computer monitor, do not lift weights, sleeping on a high pillow, limit the amount of salt and alcohol, give up smoking and caffeine-containing beverages. Regularly visit the doctor.

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