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Raised eye pressure, the main cause of glaucoma, is due to obstruction
of fluid outflow. This local process inside the eye cannot be influenced
by lifestyle or diet. Whether or not you strain your eyes during
work or hobby does not impact glaucoma either. Further, eye pressure
has nothing to do with blood pressure. Stress might increase eye
pressure slightly, but never to the extent that this becomes an
important factor in the aggravation of the glaucoma.
There are some rather exceptional situations where a person might
induce harmful eye pressure increases. These comprise fervently
playing high distance wind instruments (such as trumpet), and…Yoga!
Assuming a head-down or inverted body position can increase eye
pressure due to gravity. The drug cortisone is also known to be
able to increase eye pressure.
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The other important risk factor for glaucoma is reduced blood flow
in the eye that makes the nerve cells more prone to raised eye pressure.
Sometimes you can do something about that. It is for instance a
good idea to stop smoking. Further, it is important to know that
low blood pressure is more harmful than a high one. If you are being
treated for high blood pressure, make sure it does not go down too
much!
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