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Eye Problems and Tissue Salts Here is a list of Tissue Salt helpful in Eye problems. Ferr. Phos: Suits well for any kind of inflammation with pain and redness and in three first stage before pus formation. It cures conjunctivitis, retinitis in the acute stage when the inflammation is dry with the eyes blood shot. Photophobia worse from artificial lights needs this remedy. For granular eyelids use it as local application. It is used in painful styes. Mag. Phos: Cures ptosis of the eyelids. It is a best remedy in neuralgia of the eye. Pain is relieved by warmth and aggravated by cold. It is useful in spasmodic squinting and twitching of the eyelids. The patient sees sparks and colours before the eyes. It is beneficial in contracted pupils, retinitis pigmentosa, ciliary’s and supra-orbital neuralgia. Nat. Mur: Cures corneal blisters and granulated eyelids with or without tears. The discharge is watery, clear mucus. There appear white spots on the cornea. It is useful in the beginning of c...

Homeopathy for Eyes Problems ..Part 1 Asthenopia : It is the inability to maintain the adjustment of the eye for short distances, for a sufficient period without fatigue. First of all, correct the defect by suitable glasses, and then select the remedy on the basis of symptoms. A list of commonly used medicines is as under. Symptom (s) From Overuse temporarily relieved by cold water. Suggested Medicine: Aconite. Symptom (s) Muscular Asthenopia Can not fix the eyes long even on distant objects, Twitching of lids and sometimes even of facial muscles. Suggested Medicine: Agaricus Symptom (s) Stinging pain and Lachrymation : Better from cold applications. Suggested Medicine: Apis Symptom (s) Weakness of Ciliary's Muscles Eyes feel hot and dry, Asthenopia for want of accommodation, Eyes feel strained even from coarser kinds of work. Suggested Medicine: Argent Nit Symptom (s) Fatigue and Pain from using the Eyes On looking at near objects they become indistinct and blurred. Suggested...

Part II Homeopathy for Eyes Problems  Symptom (s) Objects Look Yellow Spasmodic twitching of the orbicular muscules, Twitching in the muscles of the face, From irritation of worms in the intestine. Suggested Medicine: Cina Symptom (s) Blurring of vision relieved by winking Frequent inclination to blink. Suggested Medicine: Euphrasia Symptom (s) Muscular Asthenopia, with weakness of especially the external rectus. Suggested Medicine: Gelsemium Symptom (s) In nervous hysterical females, From onanism. Suggested Medicine: Ignatia Symptom (s) Muscular Asthenopia, Muscles feel stiff and drawn and pain on moving them, Headache associated with eyestrain. Suggested Medicine: Natrum mur Symptom (s) Asthenopia in nearsighted persons, Eyes feel weak with lachrymator, Sight blurred, Drawing and twisting sensation in eyes. Suggested Medicine: Physostigma

Part III Homeopathy for Eyes Problems   Symptom (s) Aching in and over eyes, after straining the eyes over fine works. Suggested Medicine: Ruta Symptom (s) Enlargement of the eye-ball, with protuberance of the Cornea. Suggested Medicine: Staphyloma Symptom (s) Opacity of the cornea, Scrofulous inflammation, Swelling of lids, Macula cornea covering pupil, bluish, consequently much obscuration of sight. Suggested Medicine: Cad sulph Symptom (s) Opacity of cornea milky white or bluish, After acute symptoms to remove the corneal opacity and the chronic thickening of the eyelids. Suggested Medicine: Calc carb Symptom (s) Cornea densely opaque and vascular, and specks on the cornea., Weakness and confusion of sight, Cramp-like drawing in the eye. Suggested Medicine: Cannabis sat Symptom (s) Cornea vascular or surrounded by a grayish opacity. Suggested Medicine: Merc sol Symptom (s) Opacities of the cornea following repeated and long-lasting attacks of inflammation of that membrane, Gran...

Part IV Homeopathy for Eyes Problems   Ptosis (drooping): It is the paralysis of the eyelids. Symptoms: Paralysis of the upper lids, especially left, pressure on the eyes rendering it impossible to open them, Dryness, burning, dim sight, Sensation of sand in the corner of the eye, Aggravation of symptoms in the evening and at night. Suggested Medicine : Alumina Symptoms: Inclination to close the eyes, lids seem heavy, even paralysis of upper eyelids, especially of right side difficulty in opening the eyes, with a sensation as if the eyes were swollen, Ptosis of rheumatic or Psoric origin. Suggested Medicine : Arnica Symptoms: Pain as from a bruise in the eyes, with difficulty in opening or inability of open the eyelids at night, Dryness and inflammation the eyelids. Suggested Medicine : Cocculus

Part V Homeopathy for Eyes Problems  Symptoms: Great heaviness of the eyelids, can hardly open them or keep them open, Ptosis accompanied by thick speech, One can hardly speak. Suggested Medicine: Gelsemium Symptoms: Heaviness and stiffness of lids, as if paralyzed, Paralytic rigidity of the lids, Caused by getting wet or working in wet weather, of rheumatic origin. Suggested Medicine: Rhus tox Symptoms: Lids hand down as if paralyzed, Eyes half open and turned upwards, and snoring, Eyes red inflamed. Suggested Medicine: Opium Symptoms: Lids inclined to close as from paralysis, Ptosis accompanied by menstrual irregularity. Suggested Medicine: Sepia Symptoms: Sensation of stiffness around the eye, and in the eyelids, of rheumatic origin. Suggested Medicine: Kalmia

Part VI Homeopathy for Eyes Problems  Bleeding from the eyes Symptoms : Blood exudes from eyes, Bleeding from every outlet of the body, yellow color of the eyes, Yellowness of the skin, Great prostration from such bleeding, Blood dark, fluid uncoagulable. Suggested Medicine : Crotalus horridus Sympto m s Bleeding from the eyes, Blood with charred straw sediment, Cold clammy skin, Ailments of the left side markedly pronounced. Suggested Medicine:: Lachesis Symptoms: Bleeding from eyes, Eyes inflamed with redness of the sclerotica,yellowish color and ecchymosis of sclerotica, intolerance of light worse mornings. Suggested Medicine: Nux Vomica Symptoms: Eyes surrounded by blue rings, lids puffy, swollen, Discharge of blood from eyes or any mucous outlet, Heat and burning sensation in eyes, especially in external Canthi. Suggested Medicine: Phosphorus

Part VII Homeopathy for Eyes Problems  Dacryo-Cystitis: It is an acute inflammation of the lachrymal sac and is very painful, swelling sometimes extending to cheek, eyelids, and conjunctiva. After a few days, when the inflammatory symptoms subside, pus escapes and the opening heals, When the affection becomes chronic, a fistulas opening (fistula lachrymatis) is formed through this thin muco-purulent discharge come s out and there is constant Lachrymation, In sever cases ulceration may develop. Here is a list of some medicines as per symptoms. Symptoms: In the beginning, inflammation of the lachrymal sac, with great heat, burning, shooting pains and fever, caused by cold, dry wind. Suggested Medicine: Aconite Symptoms: Inflammation of the lachrymal duct, great intolerance of light, aggravation after 3 P.M. Suggested Medicine: Belladona Symptoms: Discharge profuse, Carancula swollen, standing out like a lump of red flesh. Suggested Medicine: Argentum nit Symptoms: Profuse, thick yel...

Part VIII Homeopathy for Eyes Problems  Vision-Defect It is defect in vision while looking at distant objects. When the defect is of great degree, the patient holds print near to the eyes to distinguish letters. The defect is curable by the administration of proper homeopathic remedy. In case of failure, use suitable glasses, selected by competent optician. Symptoms Short-sighted from overtaxing the eyes, Worse after exerting them Pains in the eyes after overtaxing them and from fine work, Must take exertion to distinguish letter when reading. Suggested Medicine: Carbo veg Symptoms Myopia due to spasm of the ciliary's muscles, Vision blurred, misty, Eyes weak and painful, Disturbed accommodation, Approximation of far point and also of near point (the accommodation recovers before the pupil), Double vision. Suggested Medicine: Physostigma Symptoms Tension (Spam) of accommodative apparatus of eyes, Vision disturbed, Vision dim, restored suddenly, Distant objects appear blurred, Sw...

Part IX Homeopathy and Eye Problem  Styes: It is a small inflammatory tumor near the edge of the eyelid. Symptoms Especially indicated in Styes on upper eyelid, Itching, burning, and swelling of lids, In the beginning the Styes disappear promptly under the action of this medicine. Suggested Medicine: Pulsatilla Symptoms When there is much inflammation, great sensitiveness of lids to touch, Unhealthy skin, slightest injury causing suppuration, When suppuration is inevitable, When there is a tendency to reappearance of the Styes. Suggested Medicine : Hepar sulph Symptoms When dry, hard lumps are left behind, or when the sate does not suppurate and break, but remains a hard nodule, Other indications being nightly agglutination of lids, biting and burning in inner Canthi, Itching of the margins of lids. Suggested Medicine: Staphisagria Symptoms Indicated for hardened Styes, and when there is violent burning and stinging in the lids and profuse Lachrymation in open air Suggested Medi...

Part XI Homeopathy and Eye Problem  Blepharitis: It is the inflammation of the eyelids. Symptoms In the beginning, Inflammation caused by dust, injury, cold especially dry cold, eyes red and inflamed, Heat and burning in eyes, Lids feel dry, hard and heavy, Sensitive to air, fever with dry hot skin and thirst. Suggested Medicine: Aconite Symptoms Red inflamed eyelids, Slight oozing of the skin near the external angle of the eye, In obstinate cases, especially indicated in fretful children, Pustules on the ciliary's margins. Suggested Medicine: Antim Crud

Part XIII Homeopathy and Eye Problem  Blepharitis (continued) Symptoms Dry humor in the eyelids and in the eyelashes, Outer canthi mostly affected, They crack and bleed, Chronic Blepharitis in scrofulous subjects affected with eczema, especially on head and behind ears. Suggested Medicine: Graphites Symptoms Eye inflamed with swollen inverted tarsi, Eyelids red, inflamed, swollen ulcerated on margins, scurfy, Worse from warmth of bed and in the evening. Suggested Medicine: Merc sol Symptoms Inflamed swelling in the inner canthus, with dryness of the inner side of the nose, Itching of lids, obliged to rub them, Pressure and heaviness, like lead, on the back of the head, rough and unhealthy skin. Suggested Medicine: Petroleum Symptoms Inflammation and swelling of the eyes and eyelids, with redness, Scattered watery vesicles on cheeks, Profuse Lachrymation, worse at night, in damp weather and better by warmth. Suggested Medicine: Rhus tox Symptoms Margins of lids dry, with hard lumps...

Part XIV Homeopathy and Eye Problem  Glaucoma: An insidious disease characterized by increased tension within the eyeball, and gradual dimness of vision. If left untreated, it ends in blindness. Some of the symptoms are- a halo around candle-light, periodic dimness of sight, presbyopia, Aching pain in in the eyeball, Haziness of cornea etc. It may be acute or chronic, Symptoms of chronic condition being the same as that of acute one, but not so sharp. Symptoms In the beginning, after exposure to cold, dry wind, Pain extends over face, Eyeballs feel enlarged, as if coming out of the sockets. Suggested Medicine: Aconite Symptoms Excessive intolerance of light, Redness of eyes and face, Pain both in and around eyes, throbbing, may come and go suddenly, A sensation of weight and pressure in eyes. Suggested Medicine: Belladona Symptoms Eyes feel as if pressed out, often with sharp shooting pains through eyes and head, Eyes feel sore to touch and on moving them, Increased tension of e...

Part XV Homeopathy and Eye Problem  Night Blindness: The patient sees well in bright light, but as soon as the intensity of light falls short of what he requires for his vision, he can not see the surrounding objects, be it in daylight or candle-light. Symptoms Night-blindness can see nothing after dusk, red or fiery posts before the eyes, colored halo around the Candle. Suggested Medicine: Belladoma Symptoms Night-blindness, Eyes dazzled and irritated by candle-light in evening, Black spots floating over eyes. Suggested Medicine: Lycopodium Symptoms Blindness (at night) periodical Suggested Medicine: Stramonium Symptoms Night blindness, Halo around a lamplight, Cataract . Suggested Medicine: Sulphur

Part XVI Homeopathy and Eye Problem  Styes: It is a deviation of the visual axes. The axis of one eye being directed to the object desired to be seen, while that of the other is turned too much inwards (internal squint) or outwards (Outer squint). The cause may be shortening of the internal or external rectus, paralysis or nervous disturbances. It is only in the case of squint caused by shortening of the recti, that surgical interference is required. Symptoms: Squint when turned to right. Suggested Medicine: Alumina Symptoms: When turned in left, after Ophthalmia, or overstrain by close work. Suggested Medicine: Calcarea carb Symptoms: For internal squint Medicine suggested: Cyclamen Symptoms: For external squint. Suggested Medicine: Natrum mur Symptoms: Squint when on alternate days Suggested Medicine: China sulph Symptoms: After convulsion, Periodic. Suggested Medicine: Cicuta Symptoms: For Morbid winking. Suggested Medicine: Agaricus Symptoms: For Morbid winking (Better ...

Part XVII Homeopathy and Eye Problem  Blepharospasm: The eyelids are violently and persistently closed. It is nearly always associated with intolerance of light and discharge of tears. Symptoms: Spasm of eyeballs and of the facial muscles, Generally the best remedy. Suggested Medicine: Agaricus Symptoms: Spasm, distortion and convulsions of the eyes. Suggested Medicine: Belladona Symptoms: Convulsive movements of the eyes, Eyes closed, when opening them they move about. Suggested Medicine: Cuprum

Part XVIII Homeopathy and Eye Problem  Ophthalmia and other affections: It is the inflammation of the eye, especially of the conjunctiva, being the lining of the eyelids and the external coat of the eyeball. It may be of catarrhal, scrofulous, rheumatic, arthritic syphilitic, or gonorrheal origin. Symptoms: Ophthalmia following surgical operations, or resulting from a foreign body in the eye, Indicted in the beginning of many inflammatory affections of the eye, especially those arising from exposure to dry, cold winds, with great deal of heat, dryness and burning in the eye, Excessive sensitiveness and sensation of sand in the eye, Great intolerance of light, Aching in eyeballs, as if they would be forced out. Suggested Medicine: Aconite Symptoms: Sharp lancinating pain in and over the eyes, Supraorbital pain shooting up to the top of the head, Neuralgic pain as a reflex symptom from uterine or ovarian diseases. Suggested Medicine: Actea R Symptoms: One of the most characteristic s...

Part XIX Homeopathy and Eye Problem  Symptoms: Iritis, especially of syphilitic origin, Severe boring pains above the brows, Burning, throbbing pains in the eyes, or of the bones around the eyes, in the direction from within outwards, Better from rest and pressure, Iritis after the abuse of Mercury. Suggested Medicine: Asafoetida Symptoms: Scrofulous ophthalmia, Ulceration and great vascularity of cornea, Profuse scalding Lachrymation, eyes sensitive to light and touch, Better from pressure, Syphilitic, particularly suyphilitico-mercurial Iritis, with sore bruised sensation around the eyes, as if in the bones, Pain worse from touch, Perceive pain in eyeball from without inwards, Cervical glands enlarged and inflamed, Pannus, Hemiopia, Can see only lower half, upper half of objects as if covered with a dark body, Objects seem to be double or mixed up. Suggested Medicine: Aurum Symptoms: Sudden and violent congestion and inflammation of eyes. Eyes bright swollen, dry, hot burning, g...

Part XX Homeopathy and Eye Problem  Twitching of eyelids: It is the condition in which eyelids start quivering. Symptoms: Twitching in eyeballs, Even twitching in facial muscles. Suggested Medicine: Agarcius Symptoms: Twitching of the orbicularis muscles. Suggested Medicine: Cicuta Symptoms: Twitching in the upper lid, especially left, Symptoms aggravated in the morning, Especially suited women and hysterical men, Must wink and wipe the eyes frequently as if a film of mucus were over them. Suggested Medicine: Crocus

Part XXI  Homeopathy and Eye Problem  Cataract: It is the opacity in crystalline lens of the eyes, or of its capsule, causing partial or total blindness. It is generally considered incurable by the administration of internal remedies. But there are cases on record, cured under Homeopathic treatment. The disease however being very poor in symptoms, the selection of homeopathic remedies adapted to the different forms of cataract is undoubtedly very difficult. The disease can hardly be removed in old people, by internal remedies. However, the treatment can eradicate the disease in young patients, prognosis being more favorable the younger a patient and the less advanced the malady. Symptoms: Right eye affected, Dryness, Black spots before eyes, Burning in eyes. Suggested Medicine: Ammon Carb Symptoms: Scrofulous inflammation with phlyctenuale and ulcer of cornea, Sparks before the eyes in the dark. Suggested Medicine: Baryta carb Symptoms: After acute inflammation of the eye. ...