How to prevent exfoliation syndrome?

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Exfoliation syndrome occurs all over the world, but has the characteristics of regional distribution. Recently, the prevalence of exfoliation syndrome is higher than before. In Norway, England, Iceland, Sweden, Denmark and Germany, the incidence of exfoliation syndrome is different, but it is different in different China or regions. How to prevent exfoliation syndrome? Next, I'd like to share my views with you.

How to prevent exfoliation syndrome?

The prevalence of exfoliation syndrome with glaucoma was also different (0% - 93%). Most of them are open angle glaucoma, and about 20% of them are angle closure glaucoma. The prevalence of exfoliation syndrome is much higher in open-angle glaucoma patients than in age-matched non glaucoma patients. In central Norway, 60% of glaucoma patients are affected. Exfoliation syndrome was found in 26% of open-angle glaucoma in Denmark, 8.1% in Australia and 34% in India.

There is a trend that the prevalence of DS increases with age. The onset age is usually 69-75 years old, rarely less than 40 years old. A minimum age of 22 was also reported. There are different reports of gender differences. It has been suggested that exfoliation syndrome is common in women and that glaucoma is most likely to occur in men. Other studies have found no gender difference in exfoliation syndrome patients with glaucoma.

Don't smoke, don't sprinkle, don't drink strong tea. Excessive smoking, due to the role of nicotine can cause retinal vasospasm, leading to optic nerve ischemia, cyanide in tobacco can cause toxic amblyopia, Damage visual function. Heavy drinking can cause dilation of eyeball capillaries, aggravation of eye congestion, and even lead to acute attack of glaucoma. Drinking strong tea often has the function of diuresis, but it is often over excited, affecting sleep and causing elevated intraocular pressure.

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Diet should pay attention to the choice of red beans, day lily, coix seed, towel gourd, millet, corn, buckwheat, barley, oats, mushrooms, kelp, broad beans, bananas, radishes, pears, oranges, watermelons and green leafy vegetables. When cooking, use vegetable oil, such as peanut oil, soybean oil, tea oil, sesame oil, etc.