I did a google search for 'glaucoma support groups' and got a lot of hits. One in particular mentions eye drops. Perhaps one of them will give you exactly the information you need.

Well, I'm glad ALL of you are getting eye exams. Yup, I get them and they are all sorts of exams, the eye chart, with and without glasses/contacts. The field of vision, and clicking the button all over the place, the numbing drops, that AWFUL bright light looking into the corners and following commands "look up and to the right, straight up, down and to the left", etc, etc. It is tiring, to be sure. BUT, let me tell you, as one gal who watched her late great-grandmother, late grandmother, go slowly blind in their elderly years from glaucoma, and whose own mother now takes a plethora of eyedrops for the same condition, you bet I was at the opthamologist every year!!!!! Knowing I'd be next, if history repeats itself!!!! So, age 50 was the diagnosis time for me. My pressures were fine (Intra-ocular pressure is the measurement for glaucoma) until I hit the big 50, and when they ticked over the upper range of normal, onto a daily drop I went!!! I did my due diligence to catch it early, I faithfully put in one drop at bedtime, and I hope to live long, well, and sighted! I'm pleased to hear so many of you get tested, since you can't feel glaucoma, until you lose your peripheral vision, and will wreck all 4 corners of your car first, and will trip over curbs you can't see. Cheerful1, don't forget to back and repeat the testing!!! Keep those peepers peeping!!!! Look at it this way...enjoy the POWER naps!!!!!

Here is an article that just came out about glaucoma. I've included a link for it as well as a link for natural remedies that MAY help reduce pressure. HTH. A New Understanding of Glaucoma By PETER JARET-Reporter's File The New York Times July 16, 2009 For years, glaucoma was defined as elevated pressure within the eye that leads to vision loss. And for years experts knew there were glaring gaps in that definition. Many people with abnormally high intraocular pressure never develop glaucoma. As many as one in three people who do get the disease have normal or even low pressure. As researchers have tried to resolve those contradictions, a new paradigm for understanding glaucoma has emerged. Glaucoma isnâÂÂt simply an eye disease, experts now say, but rather a degenerative nerve disorder, not unlike AlzheimerâÂÂs or ParkinsonâÂÂs disease. âÂÂAll three of these diseases affect aging populations and involve selective loss of certain populations of neurons,â said Dr. Neeru Gupta, a professor of ophthalmology and director of the glaucoma unit at the University of Toronto. âÂÂParkinsonâÂÂs affects motor control. AlzheimerâÂÂs affects cognition. Glaucoma disrupts vision. But the closer we look, the more they seem to have in common.âÂÂ........ A link that might be useful: health.nytimes.com/ref/health/healthguide/esn-glaucoma-ess.html www.mothernature.com/Library/Bookshelf/Books/21/116.cfm

Has anyone tried Hyaluronic eye drops for dry eye syndrome? Seems as if it might help. WebM.D. "Hyaluronic acid is a substance that is naturally present in the human body. It is found in the highest concentrations in fluids in the eyes and joints. The hyaluronic acid that is used as medicine is extracted from rooster combs or made by bacteria in the laboratory. People take hyaluronic acid for various joint disorders, including osteoarthritis. It can be taken by mouth or injected into the affected joint by a healthcare professional. The FDA has approved the use of hyaluronic acid during certain eye surgeries including cataract removal, corneal transplantation, and repair of a detached retina and other eye injuries. It is injected into the eye during the procedure to help replace natural fluids." A link that might be useful: www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-1062-HYALURONIC%20ACID.aspx?activeIngredientId=1062&activeIngredientName=HYALURONIC%20ACID