Ocular Pressure
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Introduction
Pressure is a crucial aspect of a lot of the systems within our system, it helps push blood and other liquids or aqueous across the various systems in our body and helps ensure that things are functioning at the optimal level at which they ought to.
On such is the systemic pressure which ought to be in a particular range to ensure that the systems do not break down or get overworked. Too much becomes bad and too little is equally deadline, most people are familiar with this but not that of the eye. The eye also has some pressure within it which keeps it functioning at an optimal level.
This is called ocular pressure and it ought to be between 10 and 20mmhg when it exceeds this bad things such as damage to the optic nerve start to happen and this is the beginning of the condition known as glaucoma in a lot of situations. When it becomes too little too, we could look at the eye becoming hypotonic which could result in a collapse also.
And so this pressure ought to be well maintained and there are few things we can do to ensure that we are doing the very best for our eyes in terms of this pressure and those are the tips we are hoping to give you today. If you however find yourself with the diagnosis of ocular hypertension or glaucoma please do well to be particular with your treatment regime and ensure that you always go in for reviews within the stipulated time frame.
Tips
- Exercise
Exercises are not only good the body but also the eye, research has found that regular exercises can help keep your ocular pressure within the optimal range and also help well with aqueous production as well as drainage. Do not over do it though, just do well to be consistent with staying healthy and you should be just fine.
- Vitamin C
This antioxidant has been found to be the very best and most powerful when it comes to the eye, whiles glutathione may do a lot of great things for the body in its entirety, regular intake of vitamin c will ensure that your eyes are functioning at the optimal level and helping to ensure that your retina is healthy as well as maintaining the ocular to some extent.
- Healthy Habits
Living healthy generally can do a lot of good for your eyes. This may include eating of healthy diets, green leafy vegetables as well as regular intake of fruits. You should also do well to do away with negative habits such regular or too much alcohol intake as this is known to help increase your ocular pressure. Smoking is not good for your general health as well as your ocular health, quit it and get help if you are finding it difficult to do so.
Conclusion
These and many more are things you can do to help keep your ocular health as well as your ocular pressure at the .recommended range for optimal function. We thank you all for your time and to you our dear reader for reading this. We wish you all the very best. Stay safe
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