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Lifestyle changes can help lower IOP in glaucoma patients
KOLOA, Hawaii — Changes in behavior such as increasing exercise and consuming more dietary nitrates can help lower IOP in glaucoma patients, according to a speaker here.“What I tell my patients about lifestyle modifications is to get moving, especially if [they] aren’t already ... to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables, especially green, leafy ones, drink your daily cup of coffee but don’t binge, and then I do talk to my patients about what other risk factors for cardiovascular disease they have,” Yvonne Ou, MD, said at Hawaiian Eye (Read more...)