May 24, 2020 - Eye Health
Hey, folks, it’s Dr. Sam, and I received a question about macular pucker, so another term for this is epiretinal membrane disorder. And macular pucker is a condition where the macula, which is the center part of the eye, gets a wrinkle on it.
Now, this can occur because the vitreous, which is the gel sac part of the eye, actually starts pulling on the macula. And the macula is the part of the retina where we see detail, color vision, and it can create a distortion in your vision.
So some things to consider for macular pucker. Number one, it’s very important that you boost your carotenoid levels. This would be zeaxanthin, lutein, and astaxanthin. Next thing I would do is make sure you’re protecting your eyes from the damaging blue light. So if you’re on any digital devices, I would recommend getting a blue-blocking filter. Next, I would take a look at any inflammatory situation you might be dealing with in your body, especially your gut. I have seen a correlation between inflammatory response, stress and dehydration. And this can be some contributing factors to macular pucker.
I also think my eye exercises the N Palm Hum specifically, but any of the macular degeneration exercises on my eye clarity protocol would work very well in perhaps reducing the macular plucker. I would consider getting some craniosacral therapy. The cranial work can be very helpful at improving the circulation and perhaps relaxing the traction that may be going on with the vitreous as it’s pulling on the macula.
And last but not least, I would consider acupuncture. I think that acupuncture is a fabulous way to open up many of the meridians to the eyes. So that’s my take on macular pucker. I don’t recommend necessarily doing any laser procedures because you want to avoid scar tissue. And if you started doing these more complementary methods, you have a chance of, at the very least neutralizing the macular pucker from getting worse, and in some cases it can actually resolve it.
All right, folks, that’s my message for today. Thanks so much for tuning in. Take care.