What are the most common eye diseases?

Our eyes, as our most important sensory organs, convey most of the information about our environment. If our vision is reduced or destroyed by an eye disease, the quality of life is considerably impaired.

Eye diseases can have different causes, e.g. hereditary factors, metabolic disorders, injuries and diseases. However, they can also occur due to age.

The course of eye diseases is often gradual. If the disease is detected early, there is usually a very good chance of recovery. That is why it is advisable to have your eyes checked regularly by an ophthalmologist.

In the following, you will find important information on the most common eye diseases and tips on what you can do to prevent their progression.

When looking into the distance, our eye lens relaxes. The radius of the field of vision thus becomes very wide. This used to be important for survival when people still lived in the wilderness: it allowed them to spot dangerous predators in time. They could perceive out of the corner of their eye.  

In addition, hunter-gatherers were depending on natural light sources and knew how to use their eyes even in the dark. Peripheral vision, i.e. seeing out of the corner of the eye, was used daily and thus well trained.    

Today, this ability is no longer strongly developed. We do not have to spot predators early and often concentrate entirely on a task in the immediate vicinity.

All medications currently prescribed for glaucoma affect the body’s adrenaline levels.

Medication (usually eye drops) should be used to bring glaucoma under control quickly.

Then you should take all the necessary steps to find out what alternative therapies are needed in the long term.

Glaucoma responds well to all techniques that help relaxation, circulation and mobility of the eyes. From an energy point of view, it can be said that the flow of energy in the eyes is impaired. Short-sighted people have a similar problem. In fact, myopia has a 60 percent chance of developing glaucoma.

A study by the National Eye Institute found that dietary changes and the use of supplements and vitamins can, in many cases, delay or even stop the loss of vision caused by macular degeneration.

When the lens of the eye loses its transparency and opacities increase, it is called a cataract.

Cataracts are caused by a variety of damaging environmental factors (free radicals). Eye injuries can lead to cataracts at any age. A hard blow, a stab, a cut, intense heat exposure or chemical burns can damage the lens, which is called a traumatic cataract. But infections, certain medications or diseases like diabetes can also cause lens clouding and thus a secondary cataract.

Medications for gout, cholesterol-lowering drugs, antibiotics and diuretics are commonly prescribed drugs. At least two hundred prescription drugs are known to promote or cause cataracts. Smoking can also contribute to the development of lens opacities.

According to conventional medicine, a slight clouding of the lens of the eye is one of the normal signs of ageing. But you don’t have to accept the development of a cataract as fate. There are ways to prevent it.

What applies to the rest of the body also applies to the eyes!

How quickly and severely lens opacity progresses can be influenced by a few factors that are within your control.

These include, above all, abstaining from nicotine, a healthy and balanced diet as well as regular exercise and avoiding excess weight.

A healthy lifestyle can help delay the development of cataracts.

Recent studies prove that a healthy diet has a huge impact on the timing of the clouding of the lens of the eye.