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Glaucoma Homeopathy Remedy
Definition:
Increased intraocular pressure.
Causes:
Hypertension, senility, degeneration, infections, diabetes mellitus.
Symptoms:
Headaches, pain and visual impairment. Ocular pressure should be tested by tonometry before and after therapy.
Treatment:
Aconitum napellus; Belladonna atropa; Bryonia alba; Gelsemium sempervirens; Opium; Phosphorus; Spigelia anthelmia.
Aconitum napellus: Indicated in the acute form of glaucoma.
Belladonna atropa: When the onset is sudden and the eyes are exquisitely painful with acute inflammation, dryness and photo- phobia.
Bryonia alba: When the intraocular tension is raised and there is intense soreness, continuous lachrymation and photophobia. Gelsemium Most useful when the double vision (diplopia) is consempera'rens: tinuous; the vision is misty and severely diminished. The eyes feel bruised and under severe pressure.
Opium: The eyeballs feel expanded, swollen and under pressure. Vision is misty and blurred, the pupils are contracted and fixed {no reaction to light).
Phosphorus: Alleviates the pain and limits the degenerative changes.
Spigelia anthelmia: The eyeballs feel too large and pulled back into the skull. Of great value with sharp, shooting and stitching pains, which are particularly worse by movement and at night. Palpitations are often associated.