Glaucoma

This Universal Sound Healing Session was designed especially for Glaucoma sufferers.

Description

Are you or someone you love suffering from glaucoma and associated symptoms? At Universal Sound Therapy we deal with all sorts of issues including glaucoma with our sound therapies.

Our glaucoma sound therapy CD’s help by:

• Decrease or minimize the occurrence of blurry or foggy vision, eye redness, and nausea or vomiting
• Has the correct frequencies to help your body retune itself
• Aligns and opens your Chakra system
• Opens and cleans up your meridians
• Helps your body heal itself

Introduction to Glaucoma

According to the American Optometric Association, Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness. The description of Glaucoma is as follows: “Glaucoma is a group of eye disorders leading to progressive damage to the optic nerve and is characterized by loss of nerve tissue resulting in loss of vision.” The most common form is associated with an increase of the fluid pressure inside of the eye, causing increasing damage to the optic nerve which may result in vision loss and even blindness.

The standard treatments for Glaucoma include: Medications, Laser Surgery, Conventional Surgery, and Drainage Implants.

At Universal Sound Therapy, we have developed Sound Therapy Healing Sessions that target your optic system and will help your body heal.

Short Description of Glaucoma

Glaucoma refers to a series of conditions that result to damage to the optic nerve, the health of which is necessary to achieve and maintain good vision. The damage is due to an unusually high pressure in the eye.

Symptoms of Glaucoma

Acute Closed- or Narrow-Angle Glaucoma

People often describe this as “the worst eye pain of my life.” Symptoms strike quickly:

• Severe throbbing eye pain
• Eye redness
• Headaches (on the same side as the affected eye)
• Blurry or foggy vision
• Halos around lights
• Dilated pupil
• Nausea and vomiting

About Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a condition that results to damage to the optic nerve and gets worse over time. It is often associated with a buildup of pressure within the eye. The condition tends to run in families and patients do not usually get it until later in life. The elevated pressure in the eye is known as intraocular pressure and damages the optic nerve that sends signals of images to your brain.

Etiology of Glaucoma

There is a fluid inside the eye known as aqueous humor and it normally flows out of the eye via a mesh-like channel. Once this channel is obstructed, or the eye produces too much aqueous humor, it then builds up. Less common causes of the condition include a blunt or chemical injury, severe infection, blocked blood vessels and inflammatory problems.

Risk Factors

• Are of African American, Irish, Russian, Japanese, Hispanic, Inuit, or Scandinavian descent
• Patients over 40
• Patients with a family history of glaucoma
• Are nearsighted or farsighted
• Have poor vision
• Have diabetes
• Take certain steroid medications
• Have high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, or sickle cell anemia
• Have high eye pressure

Types

1. Open Angle Glaucoma – This is by far the most common type. The drain structure on your eye called the trabecular meshwork looks normal, but the fluid does not flow out as they should be.
2. Angle-Closure – The eye does not drain like it should due to the drain space between the iris and cornea is too narrow.
3. Secondary Glaucoma – results when another condition such as diabetes or cataracts results in added pressure.
4. Normal-tension Glaucoma – Due to blind spots in your vision or the optic nerve is damaged even though the eye pressure is within the average range.
5. Pigmental Glaucoma – Tiny bits of pigment from the iris get into the fluid within and result to clogging of the drainage canals.

Diagnosis

The best way to diagnose the disease is via a thorough eye examination. During the exam the physician will measure eye pressure, inspect drainage angle, examine your optic nerve for damage, test your peripheral vision, take a picture or computer measurement of your optic nerve, and measure the thickness of your cornea.

Prevention

1. Regular Exams — regular comprehensive examinations can help detect glaucoma during its early stages.
2. Know Family History – If glaucoma is common in your family then you are at an increased risk.
3. Safe Exercise – Regular, moderate exercise can help prevent it by reducing intra-ocular pressure.
4. Wear Eye Protection – The wearing of proper protection when using power tools or playing high-speed racket sports is recommended.