HOMOEOPATHY FOR CATARACT
Clouded vision caused by cataracts can make it more difficult to
read, drive a car (especially at night) or see the expression on a friend's
face.
Most cataracts develop slowly and don't disturb your eyesight
early on. But with time, cataracts will eventually interfere with your vision.
At first, stronger lighting and eyeglasses can help you deal
with cataracts. But if impaired vision interferes with your usual activities,
you might need cataract surgery. Fortunately, cataract surgery is generally a
safe, effective procedure.
Causes-Most cataracts develop when aging
or injury changes the tissue that makes up your eye's lens.
Some cataracts are related to inherited genetic disorders that
cause other health problems and increase your risk of cataracts. Cataracts can
also be caused by other eye conditions, medical conditions such as diabetes,
trauma or past eye surgery. Long-term use of steroid medications, too, can
cause cataracts to develop.
How a cataract forms
The
lens, where cataracts form, is positioned behind the colored part of your eye
(iris). The lens focuses light that passes into your eye, producing clear,
sharp images on the retina — the light-sensitive membrane on the back inside
wall of your eyeball that functions like the film of a camera.
A
cataract scatters the light as it passes through the lens, preventing a sharply
defined image from reaching your retina. As a result, your vision becomes
blurred.
As you
age, the lenses in your eyes become less flexible, less transparent and
thicker. Age-related changes cause tissues within the lens to break down and
clump together, clouding small areas within the lens. As the cataract continues
to develop, the clouding becomes denser and involves a greater part of the
lens.
Cataracts
may develop in only one eye, but they usually develop in both of your eyes.
However, the cataracts usually aren't totally symmetrical, and the cataract in
one eye may be more advanced than the other.
Types of cataracts
Cataract
types include:
Cataracts that affect the center of the lens (nuclear cataracts). A
nuclear cataract may at first cause you to become more nearsighted or even
experience a temporary improvement in your reading vision. But with time, the
lens gradually turns more densely yellow and further clouds your vision.
As the
cataract slowly progresses, the lens may even turn brown. Advanced yellowing or
browning of the lens can lead to difficulty distinguishing between shades of
color.
Cataracts that affect the edges of the lens (cortical cataracts). A
cortical cataract begins as whitish, wedge-shaped opacities or streaks on the
outer edge of the lens cortex.
As it
slowly progresses, the streaks extend to the center and interfere with light
passing through the center of the lens. People with cortical cataracts often
experience problems with glare.
Cataracts that affect the back of the lens (posterior subcapsular
cataracts). A posterior subcapsular cataract starts as a small, opaque area
that usually forms near the back of the lens, right in the path of light on its
way to the retina.
A
posterior subcapsular cataract often interferes with your reading vision,
reduces your vision in bright light, and causes glare or halos around lights at
night.
Cataracts you're born with (congenital cataracts). Some
people are born with cataracts or develop them during childhood. Such cataracts
may be the result of the mother having contracted an infection during
pregnancy.
These
cataracts also may be due to certain conditions, such as myotonic dystrophy,
galactosemia, Lowe's syndrome or rubella. Congenital cataracts don't always
affect vision, but if they do they're usually removed soon after detection.
Symptoms--Signs and symptoms of cataracts
include:
·
Clouded,
blurred or dim vision
·
Increasing
difficulty with vision at night
·
Sensitivity
to light and glare
·
Seeing
"halos" around lights
·
Frequent
changes in eyeglass or contact lens prescription
·
Fading
or yellowing of colors
·
Double
vision in a single eye
At
first, the cloudiness in your vision caused by a cataract may affect only a
small part of the eye's lens and you may be unaware of any vision loss. As the
cataract grows larger, it clouds more of your lens and distorts the light
passing through the lens. This may lead to signs and symptoms you're more
likely to notice.
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
Homoeopathic remedies are very effective for curing and preventing cataract formation without
any side effects. Some of the important remedies are given below-
CAUSTICUM 1000—Causticum is one of the top
remedies for cataract. Use in the beginning of the disease. There may be
stigmatism and presbyopia and weakness of internal recti muscle. Give one dose
a month.
CALCREA FLOUR 30- AND SULPHUR
200- In
later stages Sulphur 200 should be given every fortnight in 200 dilution and no
medicine before and after it. For the remaining days give Calcarea flour 30
thrice daily at 5 hours interval. Calcarea flour is mainly effective for
cataract of elderly.
CINERARIA MARITIMA 3X- Cineraria mar. is widely used
as eye drops in cataract and corneal opacities and is reputed for its curative
effect. 2 or 3 drops in each eye thrice daily. It should be continued with the
above treatment. It has to be used for 3—6 months.
CONIUM
MACULATUM 30- Conium is one
of the top remedies for cataract of elderly who experience photophobia and excessive
lachrymation along with cataract. Paralysis of ocular muscles is also seen in
Conium. Cataract developing after injury and accompanied by blurred vision is
best treated with Homeopathic medicine Conium.
ANTIMONIUM
TARTARICUM 30-- Antimonium
Tartaricum is best for incipient cataract which
is characterised by weak vision and tired eyes.
ARNICA
MONTANA 30-Arnica is best
for cataract after a surgery where the
person experiences a feeling of bruised and sore pain in the eyes.
COLCHICUM AUTUMNALE 30- Colchicum is also used for
cataract , especially soft variety. Here the pupils are unsqual. Pupil of the
left eye contracted .Dim vision after reading.
CARBOANIMALIS
30- Carbo Animalis is best for
the cataract of elderly. Carbo Animalis is prescribed when the patient feels that objects seem far off and there is dimness of
vision when reading which gets better by rubbing the eyes.
CALENDULA
OFFICINALIS 30- Calendula is
very effective for cataract from injury where the person senses a foreign body
in his eyes
CHINA
30-China is prescribed for
incipient cataract with the feeling that there’s a foreign body in the eye.
PHOSPHORUS 200- Phosphorus is one of the
effective remedies for cataract. If the above remedies fail to cure within 3
months Phosphorus may tried. There is a sensation as if everything were covered
with a mist or veil or dust or something pulled lightly over eyes. Black
spots are seen to float before eyes. A green halo is seen around candle light.
Printed letters appear red. There is great burning of the eyes.
NATRUM SULPHURICUM 30- Natrum Sulphuricum is the best remedy for cataract with photophobia, especially on
waking up in the morning.
SILICEA- 200- Silicea is also a good remedy
for cataract that resulting from the overuse of eyes. It is used cataract in office
workers. It is also good for after effects of injuries and ulcers of the
cornea.The person sees tiny black particles before the eyes, together with
dimness of sight.
SULPHUR 200-Sulphur is effective when
cataract with sinking feeling at pit of stomach. There is heat rising to the
face and a fainting feeling on going to take bath. It is used as an
intercurrent remedy to be given with Calcarea flour. Every fortnight.
SENEGA
30--Senega is the most
effective Homeopathic medicines for
cataract that develops after a surgery and causes flickering and double vision.
The person feels the need to wipe the eyes frequently.
STRONTIUM
CARBONICUM 200-Strontium
Carbonicum is for cataract developing
after a surgery where the person complains of green spots before the eyes and
photophobia.
PULSATILLA NIG. 30- Pulsatilla is
very effective for treating incipient cataract with cloudiness of the lens of
the eye occurring at the very initial stage.
PSORINUM 200-Psorinum
is prescribed when cataract occurs along with photophobia when walking in open air.
TELLURIUM 200-Tellurium is
the most effective Homeopathic medicine
for cataract developing post injury along with ocular lesions.
ZINCUM SULPH. 1000—Zincumsulph
is very effective for cataract. It is not rep eated frequently and it will clear up
the opacities of the cornea.
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