What to do if eye pressure is high?

Everyone knows that eyes are the windows to a person's soul. If there is a problem with the eyes, it will not only affect daily life, but also normal work. Therefore, you must protect your eyes at ordinary times. However, in life, some people have to use their eyes frequently due to work, which makes their eyes overly tired, and they can't get a good rest. It is easy to have high eye pressure. What should I do if the eye pressure is high?

What to do if eye pressure is high

Honey and glycerin

Patients with high intraocular pressure should pay attention. At this time, we can use honey and glycerin to control intraocular pressure and lower it. Because they are hyperosmotic agents, drinking them can increase the osmotic pressure of the blood in the body, accelerate the absorption of water in the eyes, promote the lowering of intraocular pressure, and have the effect of relieving symptoms and treating the disease. Patients with high intraocular pressure in the acute stage can take 100 ml of honey water or 50% glycerol orally at one time; chronic patients can drink honey water three times a day, 50 ml each time.

High fiber foods

Some high-fiber foods can also help us lower intraocular pressure. These foods can help us excrete useless substances in the body and also prevent constipation. Because constipation not only causes toxins to accumulate in the body, but also increases the secretion of aqueous humor in the eye, causing increased intraocular pressure, which is not conducive to the condition.

Diuretic Food

Most patients with high intraocular pressure have too much water in their eyes, so at this time we can eat some foods that can help us drain the water in the eyes, reduce aqueous humor retention, and help lower intraocular pressure. Foods that have a diuretic effect include: red beans, winter melon, watermelon, loofah, day lily, coix seed, etc.

Foods that improve vision

High intraocular pressure has a greater impact on vision in the later stages. It is necessary to consume more foods that are beneficial to vision in the diet, such as cod liver oil, soybeans, carrots, peanuts, egg yolks, animal liver, milk, fish, red sweet potatoes, vegetable oils, etc.

Suitable food

Suitable foods for patients with high intraocular pressure are roughly summarized as follows: fish, egg yolk, honey water, animal liver, beef, chicken, kelp, seaweed, mushrooms, cucumber, celery, spinach, asparagus, water spinach, cooked bitter gourd, lily, yam, cauliflower, cabbage, rapeseed, Chinese cabbage, cowpea, potato, carrot, taro, black fungus, white fungus, corn silk, plum, pineapple, grapes, olives, black plum, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, lotus seeds, jujube, peanuts, walnuts, etc.

How to prevent high intraocular pressure

1. For daily care, you can eat more vegetables and drink more honey. Honey has the effect of lowering intraocular pressure and also has a laxative effect. Drinking honey can prevent the increase in intraocular pressure caused by increased aqueous humor secretion.

2. Avoid being hungry for a long time. When you are still hungry, a large amount of blood will be concentrated in the head, which will reduce the blood return to the eyes, thereby causing increased intraocular pressure. You should plan your three meals a day reasonably and avoid skipping one meal and eating one.

3. Actively controlling the amount of water you drink can also help relieve increased intraocular pressure. Drinking a moderate amount of water can dilute the blood, but if you drink too much water, such as drinking a large amount of water in a short period of time, it will cause a sudden increase in intraocular pressure. Normally, the amount of water you drink at one time should not exceed 250 ml, and the total amount of water you drink per day should be controlled within 2,000 ml. If you are a glaucoma patient, the amount of water you drink every day should be reduced.

4. You should actively quit smoking and drinking, and change your bad eating habits. Some people who like to eat spicy food and drink strong tea and coffee are most likely to have high intraocular pressure. These people who eat spicy food for a long time can easily lead to vascular and nerve dysfunction, increased vascular permeability, increased aqueous humor production, and high intraocular pressure.