can restoration of normal vision is POSSIBLE?

[samia_khan]

i am 22 years old , 4th year MBBS student.i hav -8.00 D myopia bilaterally.i came to know that its calld pathological myopia and there are risks of retinal detachment, macular degeneration, and open angle glaucoma. i also experience floaters and it makes me upset.i dont want to become blind....is there any satisfactory treatment for high myopia except laser surgery? i dont want to go through surgery but i have read somewhere about natural herbs and extraocular muscle exercises.i want to know tht do they really work?? can i hav better vision?

[samia_khan]

hmm well i belong to pakistan and aloevera and some other plants are used by people mostly living in rural areas for joint problems ,hypertension and some other chronic systemic illnesses.......thnx alot for ur response......

[AntonReiser]

I remember some years ago aloe vera was promoted in Germany to heal all kinds of possible and impossible diseases but in fact it is only a laxative.

Have your eyes and your retina checked regularly and whenever your vision changes to prevent damages.

[samia_khan]

it seems like despite all complications lasik is the best treatment v hav.....yes its -8.00 for 5 years n my visual acuity is same as it ws 5 years back.......ok i will go through discussions.......actually some years back one of my friend used aloevera for 6 months and got rid of glasses....she had -5.00D.....she used to take approx 3 inches long part of aloevera twice a day and her vision improved day by day ...and now she is 20/20......it ws surprising to me thts y i wnted to know whether there is any proved benefit of aloevera for eyesight or nt.....ok thnx alot both of u

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

There are no exercises or herbs that will prevent pathologic myopic macular degeration from progressing. You can use the search feature and archives to read the many posts about this subject.

The surgery described (clear lens extraction or refractive lens exchange) is controversial in high myopia and most MDs myself included feel it increase the risk of retinal detachment and there are some theoretical risks to the macula also.

JCH MD

[AntonReiser]

If your myopia is not deteriorating I would not call it Pathological myopia.

The available treatments are lasic and other laser surgeries of the cornea, implant of an additional lens (ICL) and early cataract surgery (clear lens exchange).  These methods would lead to freedom from glasses to a large extent.
The mentioned risks are not eliminated, sometimes there is even higher risk.
There are no herbs which help.