What are the causes and treatments of high intraocular pressure

The eyes are the "windows to the soul" and an important basis for people to understand everything, so the importance of eyes is self-evident. Nowadays, with the development of science and technology, people use their eyes more and for longer periods of time due to electronic products, books, work, etc., so the chance of eye problems is greater, such as myopia, hyperopia, glaucoma, cataracts, high intraocular pressure, etc. What we are going to talk about today is the problem of high intraocular pressure. As the name suggests, high intraocular pressure means high pressure inside the eyeball, which often causes headaches, eye pain, eye swelling, red eyes and other problems. In severe cases, it can cause vision loss. So what exactly causes high intraocular pressure and how to treat it? Let’s learn about this below.

Causes of high intraocular pressure:

1. Posture and food factors

For a normal person, the intraocular pressure may rise by six mmHg when changing from a sitting position to a lying position. If you stand upside down, your intraocular pressure may rise by more than ten millimeters of mercury. Therefore, if glaucoma patients do yoga, we will advise them to avoid inverted movements as much as possible. In addition, drinking a large amount of fluid (such as 500CC) in a short period of time can increase intraocular pressure. Some medicines can also cause the side effect of increased intraocular pressure, the most noteworthy of which are medicines containing steroids. Regardless of the route of administration, whether oral, skin application, nasal spray or eye drops, as long as it contains steroids, there is a chance of this side effect.

2. Disease Factors

Eye diseases such as glaucoma, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, iridocyclitis, cataracts, and myopia can all cause high intraocular pressure, and trauma can also cause high intraocular pressure.

3. Factors in daily life

Staying in the dark for too long; looking down or reading for too long; not getting enough rest and overworking; overeating; seasonal changes, such as winter.

Treatment

First, you can use drugs and eye pressure-lowering drops.

1. Pilocarpine eye drops: commonly used for open-angle glaucoma.

2. Physostigmine eye drops: mostly used for acute glaucoma; after taking the medicine, compress the lacrimal sac to prevent absorption and poisoning.

3. Epinephrine eye drops: used for simple glaucoma, not for patients with diabetes, heart disease, hyperthyroidism, and hypertension.

4 2. Propranolol eye drops: used for simple glaucoma, can also be used in combination with pilocarpine eye drops. It is not recommended for the elderly, people with slow heart rate, and asthma.

5. Timolol maleate eye drops: mainly used for open-angle glaucoma, aphakic glaucoma, certain secondary glaucoma, high intraocular pressure, use with caution in patients with heart failure and bronchial asthma, and it is best not to be used by pregnant women and children. It is contraindicated for patients who are allergic to this product or have bradycardia.

Second, you can use yoga:

Yoga says that closing your eyes, rubbing your palms together to warm them up, and then gently placing them on your eyes can relieve eye fatigue and lower intraocular pressure.