Natural Health: Glaucoma

Q. Is there an alternative treatment for glaucoma?

My mother recently had laser treatment to relieve pressure build up in her eyes. This didn’t work as well as hoped; her pressure is 16 and 17. Her doctor is looking to carry out an operation in the next couple of months but she would much prefer to reduce the pressure using natural methods. What do you recommend?

B. This is an ailment close to my heart, and one that I have done a lot of research about in the past six months, since my father suffers from the same condition. As you will know, the fluid in our eyes is essential for maintaining the normal shape of the eye. In glaucoma, the pressure in one or both eyes increases, which causes a gradual loss in peripheral vision, and typically leads to what is commonly known as ‘tunnel vision’.