Glaucoma is an increase in the pressure within your eye structure. This comes about because the aqueous humor (eye fluid) is being created more quickly than it is leaving the eye.
This increased pressure can change the optical efficiency of the parts of the eye, especially the retina, the optic disc and eventually the optic nerve. This can lead to vision defects and eventually to blindness.
The symptoms can come on unnoticed, as there is no pain, so it may take some time to notice a decrease in your vision.
When the natural treatment for glaucoma, or any health problem, is using homeopathy, it’s always helpful to know what was going on in your life at the time it started. Since the symptoms come on slowly in glaucoma, this can be difficult. So the accurate prescription may rely entirely on the matching of your symptoms to those of the chosen medicine.
The homeopathic medicine Phosphorus works very well on the structures of the eye. Here are some of the symptoms:
- glaucoma
- retinal bleeding
- degenerative changes in the retina
- detached retina
- atrophy (degeneration) of the optic nerve
- writing appears red
- there is a green halo around light sources
- as if there is a veil over your eyes
- photophobia (unable to tolerate direct sunlight or glare)
Along with one or more of the above symptoms, for this medicine to work for you, you will also need some of the general symptoms:
- a great thirst for icy cold drinks
- a history or respiratory troubles which go to your chest easily
- a history of bleeding which is bright red and won’t clot (wounds, nose bleeds, etc), including hemophilia
- worse for fasting, spicy food, lying on left side, twilight
- better for company, eating, sleep
- anxiety especially for sudden noises and/or that something bad is going to happen
