Aim for normal weight! Determination of BMI (body mass index, body mass index) or body composition by means of electrical impedance analysis and, if necessary, participation in a medically supervised weight loss program.
Review of permanent medication due topossible effect on the existing disease.
Regular check-ups
Regular ophthalmological check-ups
Nutritional medicine
Nutritional counseling based on nutritional analysis
Nutritional recommendations according to a mixed diet taking into account the disease at hand. This means, among other things:
A total of 5 servings of fresh vegetables and fruit daily (≥ 400 g; 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruit).
Once or twice a week fresh sea fish, i.e. fatty marine fish (omega-3 fatty acids) such as salmon, herring, mackerel.
Observe the following specific nutritional recommendations for neuroprotection (of all parts of the visual pathway: from the retina/retina to the visual cortex/sehrinde):
Meditation (mindfulness meditation): 60 minutes with a yoga instructor for three weeks of a meditation and breathing exercise program; participants continued to take their eye drops) – Patients with primary open-angle glaucoma improved intraocular pressure (IOP) by approximately 25% after a meditation program compared with the control group that did not participate.