In a study conducted in
South Korea , noted that glaucoma patients who sleep on his side on
one side can aggravate glaucoma disease suffered .
Glaucoma is a disease that attacks the
optic nerve eyes caused by increased pressure inside the eyeball .
This pressure can be caused by many things . One of them is high
blood pressure that can damage the optic nerve.
The study, led by Dr. Kyoung Nam Kim ,
one of the researchers in the department of Ophthalmology at Chungnam
National University Hospital , Daejeon involves 132 glaucoma patients
. This study examines how big effect on disease glaucoma sleeping
position . As a result, approximately 71 % of patients who turned out
to be more severer prefers to sleep on side of the body.
" Tilted position may cause
pressure within the eyeball that makes the disease more severe .
Unfortunately , it is very difficult to control the position of our
body when we fall asleep , " he explained .
According to the World Health
Organization, glaucoma is the
second leading cause of blindness after cataract . This disease will
reduce the ability of patients to see object, their vision may end up being blindness.
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