IOP pressure https://www.fiteyes.com/taxonomy/term/597/all en Top 10 Reasons For Not Taking Your Glaucoma Eye Drops https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/johnjohn/top-10-reasons-for-not-taking-your-glaucoma-eye-drops <div class="sharethis-buttons"><div class="sharethis-wrapper"><span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/johnjohn/top-10-reasons-for-not-taking-your-glaucoma-eye-drops" st_title="Top%2010%20Reasons%20For%20Not%20Taking%20Your%20Glaucoma%20Eye%20Drops" class="st_facebook_large" displayText="facebook"></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/johnjohn/top-10-reasons-for-not-taking-your-glaucoma-eye-drops" st_title="Top%2010%20Reasons%20For%20Not%20Taking%20Your%20Glaucoma%20Eye%20Drops" class="st_twitter_large" displayText="twitter" st_via="" st_username=""></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/johnjohn/top-10-reasons-for-not-taking-your-glaucoma-eye-drops" st_title="Top%2010%20Reasons%20For%20Not%20Taking%20Your%20Glaucoma%20Eye%20Drops" class="st_sharethis_large" displayText="sharethis" st_via="" st_username=""></span> </div></div> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Dr. Amy Hennessy of The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in Baltimore stated "Getting eyedrops into the eye is not the same as asking a patient to swallow a pill, or use a skin cream. It's easier said than done." </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Consider 64% of glaucoma patients state they follow physcian's instructions "Extremely closely". Yet :</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri"> * 75% admit to some form of non-compliant behavior,  </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri"> * 31% don't fill prescriptions given, </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri"> * and nearly 50% discontinue drops within 6 months. </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Glaucoma eye drop compliance, persistence and adherence is serious. Non-compliance can have serious consequences on one's vision.</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><font face="Calibri">Learn the top 10 reasons for not taking glaucoma eye drops here: </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="color: #1f497d"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VYoJTYMP84&amp;feature=player_embedded"><font face="Calibri" color="#800080">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VYoJTYMP84&amp;feature=player_embedded</font></a><p></p></span></p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Filed Under (tags): </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/tags/glaucoma">glaucoma</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/tags/glaucoma-eye-drops">glaucoma eye drops</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2"><a href="/tags/eye-drops">eye drops</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-3"><a href="/tags/iop-pressure">IOP pressure</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-4"><a href="/tags/education">education</a></li></ul></div> Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:32:17 +0000 JohnJohn 871 at https://www.fiteyes.com Yawning Exercise - can it help lower IOP? https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/ralehmann/yawning-exercise-can-it-help-lower-iop <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="premium-message"><div class="premium_teaser_login"> <p><strong>Only registered users have access to the most valuable content of the FitEyes community: Blogs, Comments, FitEyes Discussion Group Archives, unique information on self-tonometry and other user-generated research.</strong></p> <p><strong>You must register</strong> because we have content that cannot be viewed unless you agree to our terms and conditions. </p> <h4>New users please <a href="http://www.fiteyes.com/user/register" target="_self" title="New user registration">click here to create new account</a> to read more...</h4> </div> </div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-2 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline inline clearfix"><h3 class="field-label">Filed Under (tags): </h3><ul class="links inline"><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-0"><a href="/tags/yawning">yawning</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-1"><a href="/tags/brain-stimulation">brain stimulation</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-2"><a href="/tags/csf-pressure">CSF pressure</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-3"><a href="/tags/iop-pressure">IOP pressure</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-4"><a href="/tags/stress-reduction">stress reduction</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-5"><a href="/tags/relaxation">relaxation</a></li><li class="taxonomy-term-reference-6"><a href="/tags/increased-energy">increased energy</a></li></ul></div><div class="sharethis-buttons"><div class="sharethis-wrapper"><span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/ralehmann/yawning-exercise-can-it-help-lower-iop" st_title="Yawning%20Exercise%20-%20can%20it%20help%20lower%20IOP%3F" class="st_facebook_large" displayText="facebook"></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/ralehmann/yawning-exercise-can-it-help-lower-iop" st_title="Yawning%20Exercise%20-%20can%20it%20help%20lower%20IOP%3F" class="st_twitter_large" displayText="twitter" st_via="" st_username=""></span> <span st_url="https://www.fiteyes.com/blog/ralehmann/yawning-exercise-can-it-help-lower-iop" st_title="Yawning%20Exercise%20-%20can%20it%20help%20lower%20IOP%3F" class="st_sharethis_large" displayText="sharethis" st_via="" st_username=""></span> </div></div> Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:48:27 +0000 ralehmann 789 at https://www.fiteyes.com