Maintaining Healthy Eyes
Copyright (c) Sheri Dixon 2017 All Rights Reserved
You can eat food with false teeth but you can’t see the world with a glass eye!
Eye health is so very important. Of all of the senses, losing my sight would bring the biggest
challenges to my quality of life. I wouldn’t be able to see my family, drive a car, use a computer,
read, play the piano, and numerous other joys of my life.
There are many eye conditions that are linked to ageing. Here are three of the most common.
Macular degeneration
The macular is the central part of the retina, which is the tissue located at the back of the eye.
Degeneration of the macular is often observed after the age of sixty, which explains why it is linked
to ageing, and commonly known as age-related macular degeneration. It is the highest cause of
vision loss in those over sixty. Risks are increased in smokers, those with high blood pressure, a diet
rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, and a sedentary lifestyle.
Cataracts
Cataracts can develop when protein builds up in the eye lens. This prevents light getting into the eye
so vision can become cloudy. It can be age related, congenital, as a result of an eye injury, or
exposure to radiation. It can also be due to an unpleasant side effect of a medical diagnosis such as
diabetes, or a side effect of medications, diuretics, for example.
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of diseases that involve damage to the optic nerve. Without treatment, vision
loss, and blindness can develop.
The most common type of glaucoma is known as chronic, or ‘open angled glaucoma’
. It is known as open angled glaucoma because drainage fluid leaves the eye at the angle where the iris and the cornea meet. If the drainage channels are not clear, then fluid and pressure can build up.
Studies have shown that an increase in eye pressure can lead to glaucoma.
It is important to have regular optical examinations because glaucoma may develop without
symptoms. Those over sixty, African Americans over forty, and those with a family history of
glaucoma, are at highest risk.
My family has a history of glaucoma. My grandfather was blind and my father lost sight in one eye.
For this reason I have ensured my optician checks my eye health annually since I turned forty.
Shortly after meeting Dr. Kucera in 2009, I attended my annual glaucoma check. The pressures in
my eyes were elevated so I was asked to return for another check a week later. There were no
improvements so I was referred to the eye hospital to see a consultant. I mentioned my appointment
to Dr. Kucera when he was in the U.K on a clinic visit. Dr. Kucera told me to expect normal
pressures at my hospital appointment because I would have taken his Carnosine Komplex formula
for a full four months by the date of my appointment. He was correct. At my appointment the
consultant checked my optician’s findings and told me that my eye pressures were as healthy as any
he had seen. He discharged me on the condition that I would not miss my annual glaucoma check
with my optician. I have not missed one annual check and to date, my eye pressures remain very
healthy.
The eyes need to be properly nourished and this includes a healthy diet.
All of the B-vitamins are important so include green leafy vegetables, pulses such as lentils, whole
grains, dairy, seafood, meats, and eggs.Vitamin C has been shown to lower intraocular pressure in several studies of people diagnosed with
glaucoma, although fairly high doses are required. Fresh fruits and vegetables are good sources of
vitamin C.
Bilberry is well known for its usefulness in protecting eye health. Pilots during World War 2 were
given bilberry jam sandwiches before missions.
Yellow and orange foods can support healthy eyes. Examples are sweet potato, carrots, yams,
peaches, apricots, butternut squash, cantaloupe melon, and pumpkin. Other important vegetables
include broccoli, kale, and watercress.
The light absorbing retinal pigment is composed of vitamin A and protein, which are continually
being used up as images are formed. Sufficient supplies of these nutrients are essential for healthy
eye function. Food rich in vitamin A are liver, and oily fish such as herring, salmon, or tuna.
Butter, olive oil, and coconut oil should replace margarine, and polyunsaturated oils for those
who want to prevent eye challenges.
Avoid excess caffeine, tobacco smoke, alcohol, and prolonged eye stress from television and
computers.
The herbs, ephedra, (ma huang), and licorice should be avoided.
Spectacles should be clear, not tinted, so that much needed light is not prevented from entering the
eye. The functioning of the pineal gland, which plays an important role in the regulation of
metabolism, behaviour, and physiological functions, are largely governed by sunlight.
Medications
Some medications can cause damage to the optic nerve, retina or other vital parts of the eye include:
Adrenocorticotropic hormone, (ACTH)
Allopuirinol (Gout)
Anticoagulants
Aspirin
Corticosteroids
Diuretics
Antihistamines
Digitalis preparations
Streptomycin
Sulfa drugs
Tetracycline
Check any concerns with your G.P and/or optician
Carnosine Komplex
The Carnosine Komplex formula that I took for the four months before my hospital discharge, (and
continue to take), is the primary supplement used in the practice of Mitochondrial Therapy. The
compound is rich in carnosine. However it is not the individual components, but the scientific
method used to produce the formula, that makes the efficacy so remarkable.
Eye Drops
For those who already have eye health challenges it may be wise to consider the addition of Can-C
eye drops to taking Carnosine Komplex. The drops are rich in n-acetylcarnosine and available from
chemists and amazon.co.uk
Here is a transcript of two interviews with the originator and patent holder for Can-C
https://www.wisechoicemedicine.com/dr-babizhayev-interviews-and-more/dr-babizhayev-interview-
2001/
https://www.wisechoicemedicine.com/dr-babizhayev-interviews-and-more/dr-babizhayev-interview-
2003/Reversing And Curing Cataracts Through N-Acetyl Carnosine Eye Drops – by Emily Jackson