How to Improve Your Eye Health & Offset Vision Loss | Dr. Jeffrey Goldberg

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  @jopo7996 · 3 years ago

  This is why Andrew is such an excellent professor and purveyor of knowledge. <br>His main vision is to focus on his pupils.

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  @dr.kevinp8513 · 3 years ago

  As an ophthalmologist and glaucoma specialist I found this podcast extremely informative and educational! &nbsp;Well done!

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  @rodneymartin1898 · 2 years ago (edited)

  These gentlemen probably saved my vision. I was fortunate enough to participate in not just one, but two clinical trials that they collaborated on, and my glaucoma is now stable. I&apos;m eternally grateful for brilliant and innovative thinkers such as Dr. Goldberg and Dr. Huberman for pushing the boundaries of medicine, and I was glad to be able to be given an opportunity to do a very small part to help out in their endeavors, if only as a patient.

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  @nancyjohinsen5895 · 2 years ago

  Dr. Goldberg is my ophthalmologist and this not only confirms my wise choice but encourages me to continue with him even though the clinic is a distance from my home. &nbsp;He is astute in every way and I have confidence in his care.

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  @JeanneMartin-f7q · 2 years ago (edited)

  This is my 1st time hearing/watching &nbsp;Hubberman Lab podcast. I&apos;m currently recovering from endovascular coiling of a giant unruptured ICA brain aneurysm (32mm x 28mm) which left me with ptosis and strabismus in my right eye 4 months ago. <br>It is a humbling and very frustrating experience. I&apos;m hoping that this will correct itself soon without surgery, but I&apos;m not very optimistic. One thing I have learned is to never take for granted the importance of good vision in both eyes. It is a major visual deficit having one eye which is unable to work with the other one. <br>Take care of your eyes, people!

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  @2Sugarbears · 3 years ago

  I feel quite lucky. My eyesight actually improved after the age of 70. The opthalmologist told me my eyesight was better than his. &nbsp;I love to watch the squirrels chase each other through the trees in the park across the street. &nbsp;Lockdown taught me some heavy lessons one of which was to find your entertainment where you can. Enjoy you podcasts, even the ones I don&apos;t understand.

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  @unclejrod · 3 years ago

  Andrew, when I was 9 years old a little girl stuck a sowing pin in my eye (by accident) and I didn&apos;t tell anyone I couldn&apos;t see from that eye for days. But my mothers intuition saved me. &nbsp;I lost my retna and have a pin hole in my eye since. From the time I was 9 I used a corrective contact lense. The doctor said I had to wait until I was fully grown to place an implant corrective lense. All those years, I never let it stop me. I played baseball until well into my 20s with one eye basically, played sports, swam EVERYTHING! As normal. When I hit 30 the first thing I did was go get an implant done. This was done in the Ear and Eye institute in Manhattan NYC. Since then, I&apos;ve had an implant for 10+ years now. I understand the importance of vision. But, more importantly I&apos;ve learned how to do what you can, with what you have. I say all this to say, my &quot;Good&quot; eye, the one I&apos;ve survived with all these years is starting to lose its power. And I&apos;m hoping after I watch this video, I have hope to not lose my &quot;Good&quot; eyes vision. My &quot;bad&quot; eye is not so bad given the circumstance, or maybe that&apos;s just my optimism :) lol that never gives up. Thanks for the video &quot;A&quot; God bless

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  @Thefloaterdoctor1 · 3 years ago

  Regarding EYE FLOATERS: Dr. Goldberg is perpetuating the standard reassurances of &quot;Give it time, they will go away&quot;. My ophthalmology practice is exclusively dedicated to the management and treatment of eye floaters, and I have 16+ years worth of patients who will beg to differ with the &apos;wait and see&apos; advice. It is the same advice I offered when I was doing general ophthalmology. The field of eye care still does not consider floaters to be a primary concern. While they may not be &apos;pathology&apos; in the same way as macular degeneration or optic nerve tissue loss from glaucoma, they are still a very significant issue in terms of quality of vision and quality of life. I have seen many patients who have some mild clouding of their lens and they are scheduled immediately for cataract surgery, but when they have much more significant clouding and intermittent obstruction of their vision they are told their brain will neuro-adapt and their drop out of the way. hint: They don&apos;t. These are very good and competent doctors, but the prevailing attitude is just a reflection of the fact that we have not had a plug and play, consistent, one-and-done way to treat floaters in the same way that cataracts and corneal refractive surgery work. I would challenge Dr. Goldberg and ask him how benign these floater are if he had to stop in the middle of his surgeries, and shake the floaters out of the middle of his visual field before proceeding. And let&apos;s not ignore the elephant in the room. There is a very strong association of floaters and anxiety/depression especially in the younger floater sufferers. Even the surgical vitrectomy is dismissed here as too dangerous... have you read the informed consent for cataract surgery, or LASIK? These are done all the time but the risks can be significant. We all have to accept risk, but we also need to ask &quot; Do the benefits well outweigh the risks? Sometimes the surgical option is justified. Floater sufferers... if you feel you are being gaslit when you are told nothing can be done, trust that feeling. Otherwise, lots of respect to both Drs. Goldman and Huberman. Very comprehensive coverage of complex topics. -Dr. Johnson | The Floater Doctor

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  @Freebirddee · 3 years ago

  As a retired Optician I would highly recommend that everyone watch this video!

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  @claritatify · 3 years ago

  Loved this episode. As someone who lost an eye aged 19 from a sporting accident, I cannot stress the importance of protective eyewear when appropriate.

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  @zombiepigboy · 3 years ago

  I am immensely grateful to The Huberman Lab for being an essential part of my journey towards personal growth. The diverse range of topics covered and the free weekly episodes provided have been incredibly valuable. Focusing on the insights shared has resulted in a significant improvement in the quality of my life. I am deeply indebted to the knowledge Andrew has shared and will continue to eagerly listen and learn from him and his amazing guests. Mr. Huberman, you are my superhero in the realm of neuroscience!

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  @silentrunner3067 · 3 years ago

  Excellent timing for me on this subject. &nbsp;I had SLT last month. &nbsp;Been on eye drops for about 9 months. &nbsp;Dr had given me the option a second of set of eye drops instead. &nbsp;I had decided to treat this as aggressively as possible even if the cost was out of pocket. Advantage plan has minimal vision coverage, but medical took care of most of the cost. &nbsp;As I told the specialist, I need at least 20-25 years of good vision. &nbsp;I&apos;m 68, 69 in a couple of months, and planning on at least 95. &nbsp;Cataract surgery also on the the horizon in a few years. Otherwise good health, no meds, low BP, glucose a little high at 106 but rock steady very stable(A1c-5.5, fasting insulin 4.8), &nbsp;nominal weight, trigs-48, hdl-82, omad low carb, mostly carnivore, need to exercise a little more, get that muscle mass up. &nbsp;I do not want to screw this up, I can&apos;t afford to. &nbsp;Keep doing what you are doing. &nbsp;The knowledge you are providing is improving the quality of life decision for many and is much appreciated.

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