Macular degeneration, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy are three dreadful diseases of the eye that most eye doctors aren't able to prevent, slow, halt or reverse but there is hope! There is a simple reason for the eye doctor's difficulties with these diseases: They lack a basic understanding of the cause. The simple fact is that oxygen deficiency is the cause of these problems. As a result, patients are told that there is no known good treatment for their eye problems other than destructive lasers, phototherapy or new drugs that have serious side effects.

The culprits that cause poor oxygenation of the eye tissues are the exact same factors that are associated with the development of macular degeneration, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. These include: High cholesterol, high blood fats and triglycerides, high serum bile acids, high homocysteine levels, smoking tobacco and intake of other noxious substances, chronic infections (like Chlamydia and sinusitis), aging, oxygen deprivation (sleep apnea), atherosclerosis, hypertension, autoimmune, allergy, and inflammatory conditions. All of these factors have to be corrected if you are going to truly stop and reverse these eye diseases.

The goal is to help the body make new, healthy blood vessels (As opposed to fragile, leaky ones). Once there are healthy blood vessels operating again in the macula, growth factors can tell the eye to create new blood vessels.

At Dr. Steenblock's Clinic we incorporate a holistic approach that looks for and corrects everything that is limiting the flow of oxygen to the retina and helps the body make new, healthy tissue. This is brought about by daily treatments with hyperbaric oxygen and/or external counterpulsation and/or chelation therapy and/or antioxidants and proper nutrition. As a result, NEW blood vessels are generated that are healthy, solid and strong and don't leak or cause problems! Thus eye patients who undergo a holistic approach could regain their sight within a couple of months and then keep it! And for those who are already totally blind, recent work with stem cells looks like these may well be capable of reversing this damage and thus restore at least partial sight.

For More Information on Macular Degeneration:

• Atheroscerosis and the Brain-Macular Degeneration