{"id":1600,"date":"2026-02-24T13:21:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pandianshomoeocare.com\/?p=1600"},"modified":"2026-02-25T18:59:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:59:56","slug":"glaucoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pandianshomoeocare.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/glaucoma\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAUCOMA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive optic neuropathy characterised by damage to the optic nerve, often associated with elevated intraocular pressure. It is one of the leading causes of irreversible blindness worldwide. The condition often develops silently, with vision loss occurring gradually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Causes<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elevated intraocular pressure<br>Impaired drainage of aqueous humour<br>Genetic predisposition<br>Diabetes and hypertension<br>Age above 40<br>Long-term steroid use<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Symptoms<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gradual peripheral vision loss<br>Tunnel vision in advanced stages<br>Blurred vision<br>Halos around lights<br>Eye pain in acute angle-closure glaucoma<br>Headache and nausea in severe cases<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Complications<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Permanent vision loss<br>Optic nerve damage<br>Blindness if untreated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Management<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Routine eye pressure monitoring<br>Regular visual field testing<br>Ophthalmology consultation<br>Control of diabetes and blood pressure<br>Lifelong monitoring<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Homoeopathic Approach<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Homoeopathy provides supportive constitutional care to improve systemic balance and vascular health while continuing regular ophthalmologic supervision. It should not replace medical eye care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Common Homoeopathic Remedies<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Physostigma<br>Phosphorus<br>Spigelia<br>Gelsemium<br>Osmium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remedies are supportive and require professional supervision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consultant<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. S. M. Nijanthan B.H.M.S., M.Sc (C&amp;P)., D.(F&amp;N).<br>Homoeopathy Specialist<br>Hospital: Pandian\u2019s Homoeo Care<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction Glaucoma is a chronic, progressive optic neuropathy characterised by damage to the optic nerve, often associated with elevated intraocular pressure. It [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pandianshomoeocare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pandianshomoeocare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pandianshomoeocare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pandianshomoeocare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pandianshomoeocare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1600"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pandianshomoeocare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1624,"href":"https:\/\/pandianshomoeocare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1600\/revisions\/1624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pandianshomoeocare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pandianshomoeocare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pandianshomoeocare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}