Two choices for cataract therapy

Traditionally eye doctors tell their patients that they have “some” cataracts. This may refer to the earliest traces of haze in the crystalline lens of the eye or to a significant opacity, which is visually debilitating. Well, there are two approaches to cataracts that are progressing.

A 2013 study from Australia documented that people with cataracts who had undergone cataract surgery were 40% less likely to die from any cause in the ensuing 15 year period. So, the surgical option provides a better physical and emotional outlook. But it may not be the only option.

A Russian scientist has found that carnosine (L-acyl carnosine) eye drops can reverse many cataracts before they get to the surgical stage. I have personally witnessed the use of a multi vitamin eye drop with carnosine reversing a cataract in 3 of 12 patients. Therefore, my colleagues and I are about to embark on a controlled study to determine efficacy in the next month

The Eye Care Revolution chapter on cataracts will list numerous other ways to block cataracts. I believe we all need options.

Artificial Lighting and Sleep Disturbance

It probably will not surprise you that the LD lights can ruin your good night’s sleep.
However, billboards, iPads, TVs and even bedside clocks can give off just enough radiation in the blue zone to stop melatonin production.

We all have a circadian or daily rhythm in our hormonal and wake-sleep cycles.
Blue wavelengths around 470 nanometers, when stimulated by ordinary day light,
send an electrical message to the pituitary gland to produce melatonin. It is melatonin which helps induce normal sleep and the reason a regular bedtime hour is recommended. Melatonin begins production around 9 PM and it is ideal to get the first two hours before midnight.

So, the message is to avoid electrical devices two hours before retiring to bed and don’t look at the LED illuminated bedside clock. Leave your conventional radium coated wristwatch on the nightstand and keep a safe night light (if necessary) in the bathroom.

Once again, your eyes are the window to your brain.