Glaucoma

Glaucoma: a silent disease
Don't even know you've got it
Until your eyes give you grief
They say it can come upon you 
Just as a silent thief: stealing your sight
Too late when its already gone
But is there some way to defeat it?
Some knowledge to maybe explain?
How to avoid it: how to contain it?
Please let me explain...
Too much pressure within
High blood pressure too...
Your eyes are being destroyed
What can you do?
In Chinese medicine they say
That glaucoma is like a fire in nature
Fluids should drain downwards
And yet here they move upward
Internally...to settle in the eyes...
Pressure builds up...
Maybe due to genetics or age
There is chronic stagnation...
Closely related to qi and liver function
There is fluid accumulation; blood stasis
To treat it with herbs would decrease the fire
To drain away the fluids: a blessing you desire
Acupuncture is there to be used
Acupressure and simple massage too
If only you begin it early enough...
I read of another who was cured
By taking CF Coleus Forskohlii 
For nine long months: it worked a treat
Decreased that internal pressure
Removed that danger that was so near
If only it was so always easily cleared...
Diet makes a huge difference you know
If only we could eat healthily I vow
Green leafy vegetables: such a blessing 
They lower your risk of getting this...
The antioxidants: plant phyto chemicals
Reduce inflammation, eliminate carcinogens
Regulate the rate at which cells reproduce
They get rid of old cells; maintain DNA
Glaucoma damages the optic nerve...
The pressure within the eyes rises
Impairs the blood flow...

To be continued...