Eye disease

Category: Illness or disabilities

Type

Involuntary

Introduction and description

The eye is a wonderful organ. 

It is extremely complex, as can be seen from the diagram on the left, with a considerable number of parts that could go wrong. 

The diagram does not show every part, even though it is quite comprehensive.  It does not show the eyelid [the conjunctiva lines the inside of the eyelids]; lacrimal system [tears and watering system]; or the eyelashes and eyebrows.  

The medical profession call these the ‘Accessory visual structures’,  a term often used to mean the eyebrow, eyelids with lashes, and lacrimal apparatus.  A number of things can go wrong even with the eyelashes.

Ours is not a medical site, as such this section does not include every disease of the eye [of which there are literally hundreds and hundreds]. 

But one of its aims is to help people who have spiritual experiences that are unwanted, find out why they had them.  As such we have limited the description of eye diseases to those that have caused unwanted experiences.

It is worth adding that so beautifully designed is the eye, so precise and carefully balanced that even Charles Darwin was forced to admit that:

"To suppose that the eye, with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different distances, for admitting different amounts of light, and for the correction of spherical and chromatic aberration, could have been formed by natural selection, seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest possible degree."

And it doesn't matter what he said next, because that is praise enough for the Creator.

Eye diseases

We have a separate section for the following diseases, where all the observations are also grouped under these headings

• Blindness, macular degeneration and other sight impairment - this section is extremely comprehensive and covers a range of causes as well as types of sight impairment, thus if your disease is not described here this section may be of help
• Cataracts - A cataract is a clouding of the lens in the eye leading to a decrease in vision. It can affect one or both eyes. Because it is so prevalent and also treatable, we have given it its own section.  Cataracts are the cause of  33% of visual impairment worldwide.
• Glaucoma -Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases which result in damage to the optic nerve and vision loss. A major risk factor is increased pressure in the eye.  It along with the drugs used to treat this disease have their own section

 What other illnesses and diseases have caused spiritual experiences?

In other sections we have separated the causes from the diseases, but here we have decided it may be helpful to include the causes with the diseases, so that you can see the pattern emerging.

 Retinitis

Retinitis is inflammation of the retina in the eye.  It can lead to blindness. There are all sorts of retinitis depending on what the pattern of inflammation looks like, this pattern is often a help to the doctor in diagnosing the cause, as different pathogens produce different patterns.  Retinitis may be caused by a number of different agents. It can be caused by  Heavy metals - lead, silver, aluminium, mercury, cadmium etc which have got into the blood stream and worked their way to the eye.  Retinitis can also be caused by several infectious agents, including toxoplasmosis [parasites], cytomegalovirus [viruses] and candida [fungi]. Cytomegalovirus retinitis is an important cause of blindness in AIDS patients, and is the most common cause of vision loss in AIDS patients. Candida may spread to the retina from the bloodstream, which usually leads to the production of several abscesses in the retina.

It is worth adding that a number of theoretically inherited diseases causing multiple symptoms result in retinitis and hallucinations.  We use the word theoretically, because there is evidence that such diseases are often caused by pathogens that subsequently cause gene mutation.  In other words, the mutation comes later, it is not the cause:

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is yet another theoretically inherited, degenerative eye disease that causes severe vision impairment  due to the progressive degeneration of the rod photoreceptor cells in the retina. This form of retinal dystrophy manifests initial symptoms independent of age; thus, RP diagnosis occurs anywhere from early infancy to late adulthood.  Again a pathogen may actually be at fault but the symptoms may be gradual gene mutation.

The retina is also subject to problems from Retinal detachments and breaks.

Blepharitis

Blepharitis is a common eye condition characterized by chronic inflammation of the eyelid, usually where eyelashes grow, resulting in inflamed, irritated, itchy, and reddened eyelids. It can be caused by the oil glands at the base of the eyelashes becoming clogged, however, it may also be caused by pathogens.

• Bacterial infection - It is often caused bacterial infection, with one of the main culprits being the staphylococcal bacteria.  There are other bacteria implicated.
• Parasites - A number of parasites are also implicated in causing blepharitis, eg., Demodex and Phthiriasis palpebrarum. The demodex parasite, if it gets out of control - often as a result of too much grease on the skin, also causes acne and other skin diseases via the bacteria it encourages, as such it needs to be taken seriously

What is interesting is that some people succumb to these parasites and some people don’t, which rather implies the immune system is key in protecting us from these pathogens, as are our tears:

 

• Fungi - Fungal infection also appears to be a major cause of this disease, though again the immune system and its effectivenesss appears to play a part

• Viral infection - the herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, and molluscum contagiosum virus have all been implicated.

but there are a host of others.  Rather interestingly they include viruses that can be passed from mother to child, thus suporting the idea that eye diseases are not 'inherited', they are viral and the virus simply attacks the genes, mutating them over time as the disease progresses:

 Keratitis

Keratitis is a condition in which the eye's cornea, the front part of the eye, becomes inflamed. The condition is often marked by moderate to intense pain and usually involves impaired eyesight, photophobia, red eye and a 'gritty' sensation.

The medical profession have rather helpfully started to classify the types of keratitis by the cause – a much simpler system and more likely to lead to healing as opposed to simply symptom alleviation.  So what causes Keratitis?

• Viral infection – more or less the same viruses that we saw for Retinitis and Blepharitis also cause keratitis.  Herpes simplex keratitis is caused by the herpes simplex virus which frequently leaves what is called a 'dendritic ulcer'. Herpes zoster keratitis, is caused by the Herpes zoster virus and often accompanies Shingles.
• Bacterial infection - Bacterial keratitis  can follow from an injury or from wearing contact lenses. The bacteria often involved are Staphylococcus aureus and for contact lens wearers, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pseudomonas aeruginosa contains enzymes that can digest the cornea.  Given that the eye is one unit there may be reasons to implicate this bacteria in some of the other diseases as well.
• Fungal infection - Fungal keratitis has been caused by contact lens solution, but it is not the only source. 

• Pharmaceuticals and toxins  – Pharmaceuticals and toxins are implicated in numerous eye diseases of which keratitis is but one.  In the following it is helpful to know that Hydroxychloroquine is actually an antimalarial drug, but appears to be used to “reduce inflammation in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus”.  Bisphosphonates are used to treat osteoporosis and cortocosteriods are immunosuppressants:

Thus a number of so called ‘auto-immune’ diseases also come with eye problems.  None of the ones listed are caused by the immune system – all are caused by pathogens.  The standard form of treatment for diseases classified as ‘auto-immune’ is to provide various forms of immunosuppressants.  Immunosuppressants suppress the immune system.   By doing so the actual pathogen causing the disease spreads and any pathogens already on the eye or around the eye are also allowed to grow uncontrollably.  The result is eye disease and sometimes very nasty eye disease………..

So by giving people immunosuppressants you could make them blind.

Iatrogenesis  is defined as “any effect on a person, resulting from any activity of one or more persons acting as healthcare professionals or promoting products or services as beneficial to health, that does not support a goal of the person affected”.

so blind and psychotic.

• Amoebic - Acanthamoebic keratitis is Amoebic infection of the cornea and is a serious corneal infection, again often affecting contact lens wearers. It is usually caused by Acanthamoeba. On May 25, 2007, the CDC issued a health advisory due to increased risk of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) associated with use of Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose eye solution. Acanthamoeba has two evolutive forms, the metabolically active trophozoite and a dormant, stress resistant cyst. Thus cysts in the eye might be formed from these tiny creatures.  Trophozoites are small, usually 15 to 35 μm in length and amoeboid in shape. In nature, Acanthamoeba species are free-living bacterivores, in effect their prey is bacteria which they eat, but in certain situations they can cause infections in humans.  There is the possibility they eat bacteria in the eye.

Onchocerciasis

Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness and Robles disease, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness. It is the second most common cause of blindness due to infection, after trachoma.

The parasite worm is spread by the bites of a black fly of the Simulium type. Usually many bites are required before infection occurs. These flies live near rivers, hence the name of the disease. Once inside a person, the worms create larvae that make their way out to the skin. Here they can infect the next black fly that bites the person. 

About 17 to 25 million people are infected with river blindness, with approximately 0.8 million having some amount of loss of vision.  Onchocerciasis is also linked to epilepsy [hence the hallucinations etc] and to the strange symptom of 'nodding'.

 Trachoma

Trachoma, also called granular conjunctivitis, Egyptian ophthalmia, and blinding trachoma, is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.

A little more detail on this disease can be found by following the LINK, but all the observations are provided here, as this way they can be seen in the context of the other diseases.

Conjunctivitis

Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye is inflammation of the conjunctiva (the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids). It is commonly due to an infection - usually viral, but sometimes bacterial or parasitic, or an allergic reaction to toxins or pharmaceuticals.  Conjunctivitis can affect one or both eyes and is the most likely diagnosis in someone with eye redness and discharge (fluid coming from the eye). The affected eye is often "stuck shut" in the morning.

• Viral conjunctivitis  - is often associated with an infection of the upper respiratory tract, usually associated with the rhinovirus, or “human coronavirus adenoviruses, the syncytial virus, enteroviruses and metapneumovirus”.  Some other viruses that can infect the eye include Herpes simplex virus and Varicella zoster.  One of the most common cause of viral conjunctivitis are adenoviruses.  Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis is caused by one of two enteroviruses, Enterovirus 70 and Coxsackievirus A24.
• Bacterial infection - Common bacteria responsible for non-acute bacterial conjunctivitis are Staphylococci and Streptococci.  Bacteria such as Chlamydia trachomatis or Moraxella can also cause persistent conjunctivitis without much redness. Other cases of bacterial conjunctivitis are associated with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, β-hemolytic streptococci, Corynebacterium diphtheria, Haemophilus influenzae.  Hyperacute cases are usually caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae or N. meningitidis.
• Toxins and allergens - Conjunctivitis may also be caused by allergens such as pollen, perfumes, cosmetics, smoke, dust mites, and eye drops.
• Mites and parasites – can cause conjunctivitis, for example, Neotrombicula autumnalis (trombiculid mite)
• Fungal infection - exactly the same fungi as mentionned above are implicated, for example

I hope that you can now see the pattern.  Pathogens do not confine themselves to one part of the eye, or just the eye, they can spread all over the place in our bodies if our immune system is compromised at any time.  Nasal sprays, for example, can compromise the immune system.  Thus let us suppose this man used a nasal spray, for what he thought was an allergy but which was actually a polyp, containing an immunosuppressant.  The nasal spray would have enabled the fungal infection to spread to his sinuses and eventually to the eye.  All these parts are inter connected.

We have Ear, Nose and Throat specialists, but perhaps it might be better to have pathogen specialists who did a thorough search all over the body for a pathogen. 

Styes and chalazia

An external stye is an infection of the sebaceous glands of Zeis at the base of the eyelashes, or an infection of the apocrine sweat glands of Moll. External styes form on the outside of the lids and can be seen as small red bumps. Internal styes are infections of the meibomian sebaceous glands lining the inside of the eyelids. They also cause a red bump underneath the lid with only generalized redness and swelling visible on the outside. Styes are similar to chalazia, but they tend to be smaller and more painful, Styes are usually caused by the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium, Chalazia by parasites or amoeba.

Uveitus

Uveitis is the inflammation of the uvea, the pigmented layer that lies between the inner retina and the outer fibrous layer composed of the sclera and cornea. The uvea consists of the middle layer of pigmented vascular structures of the eye and includes the iris, ciliary body, and choroid. Uveitis is an ophthalmic emergency and requires a thorough examination by an optometrist or ophthalmologist and urgent treatment to control the inflammation.  The causes are as above for all the other diseases - fungi, bacteria, viruses, pharmaceuticals, toxins and parasites.

Causes

As you should be able to see from the descriptions above, the main causes of eye disease are

• Toxins
• Heavy metals - including both dental amalgam fillings and metal implants
• Bacteria
• Fungal infection
• Viruses
• Parasites - and amoeba
  
• Pharmaceuticals- particularly, but not exclusively, all the classes of immune suppressors such as immunosuppressors,  antibiotics, anti-histamines etc
  

It is always the same.  It is extremely clear from reading the literature that a fair number of the medical profession seem unaware that if you suppress the immune system, infection in the body and on the body will get worse. It may seem somewhat obvious to you or I, but it appears that there are medical professions unable to see this, for example:

“In more severe cases, antihistamines may be prescribed for allergic conjunctivitis and persistent cases may also require topical steroid drops”.

Immunosuppressants and ant-histamines do not cure anything, they simply squash the symptoms - and the symptoms are caused by the immune system at work.   Anti-biotics have an extremely negative effect on the intestinal microflora and as a consequence the intestinal bacteria, which act as a defence against viruses and other pathogens, can be destroyed; whereas the viruses, parasites and other pathogens are not.  Thus the use of oral antibiotics at any time is very very unwise, as if they do succeed in wiping out our intestinal flora, we have left ourselves open to a wholescale invasion by parasites, viruses and 'unfriendly bacteria'.

Note that Drug-induced glaucoma is also called Corticosteroid induced glaucoma and corticosteroids are immunosuppressants.

We also need to squash the red herring that ‘Positive family history is a risk factor for glaucoma etc etc’.

 It isn’t. 

It means the family are exposed to the same pathogens or that behaviourally they have adopted the same pattern of behaviour leading to the pathogen’s entry.  Once there, the pathogen may indeed cause mutations.  Glaucoma, particularly primary open-angle glaucoma, is associated with mutations in several genes (including MYOC, ASB10, WDR36, NTF4, and TBK1 genes), but as it says on PubMed “most cases of glaucoma do not involve these genetic mutations. “  Another cause is damage to the fetus in the womb, but there again what damaged the fetus? – a pathogen or one of the other causes such as radiation.

So to this can be added the other causes:

• Hurt - physical hurt [bumps bangs, crashes, cuts, etc]
• Hypoxia - shortage of the air we need to breathe because of smoke, pollution etc
• Radiation/environmental stressors  - including heat, cold, and electromagnetic radiation both domestic and industrial.  There are actually a vast number of stressors here mechanical as well as electrical all of which stimulate the body via resonance - shake it up! 
• Nutritional deprivation - shortage of food, excess food, or inbalance of food, minerals and vitamins     

 Treatment

Find the cause.

 

How it works

In general all spiritual experiences are being caused by  Sensory deprivation.

References and further reading

• Charles Bonnet Syndrome in Advanced Retinitis Pigmentosa.  O'Hare F, Bentley SA, Wu Z, Guymer RH, Luu CD, Ayton LN.  Ophthalmology. 2015 Sep;122(9):1951-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2015.03.006. Epub 2015 Apr 11. PMID: 25870080
• Charles Bonnet syndrome in an 88-year-old woman with retinitis pigmentosa. Makino S. Geriatr Gerontol Int. 2015 Jan;15(1):125. doi: 10.1111/ggi.12302.  PMID: 25583394
• The Charles Bonnet syndrome (pseudohallucinations) in an AIDS patient with cytomegalovirus retinitis.  Hartmann PM, Kosko DA, Cohn JA. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1995 Aug;183(8):549-50. PMID: 7643068
• Ocul Surf. 2009 Apr;7(2 Suppl):S21-2.  The role of bacteria in blepharitis. O'Brien TP1. 1Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the Palm Beaches, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA. PMID: 19445092
• Tang A, Marquart ME, Fratkin JD, McCormick CC, Caballero AR, Gatlin HP, O'Callaghan RJ (2009). "Properties of PASP: A Pseudomonas Protease Capable of Mediating Corneal Erosions". Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 50 (8): 3794–801. doi:10.1167/iovs.08-3107. PMC 2874894. PMID 19255155.
• NUTRITIONAL DISEASE AND THE EYE.  MCLAREN DS.  Bordens Rev Nutr Res. 1964 Jan-Mar;25:1-16. Review.  PMID:  14117753

Related observations

Healing observations

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• Assessment of eyebright (euphrasia officinalis L.) extract activity in relation to human corneal cells using in vitro tests 019934
• Berberine 019950
• Bingen, Hildegard of - Feverfew 022697
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• Braid, James – Restoring the sight of one eye using hypnotherapy 026217
• Brain-Invading Tapeworm That Eluded Doctors Spotted by New DNA Test Genetic sequencing of spinal fluid hailed as an advance over standard procedures for diagnosing brain infections 026293
• Chocolate, Gingko biloba, bilberries and glaucoma 005654
• Cobalt Toxicity from Hip Replacement: Symptoms and Treatment 025373
• Contribution to the knowledge of the folk plant medicine in Calabria region (Southern Italy) 019475
• Culpepper's Complete Herbal on Elecampane 019927
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• Diabetes society and the benefits of bilberries 029574
• Dr Duke's list of biological activities for Vitamin C 017880
• Dr Duke's list of Chemicals and their Biological Activities in: Prunella vulgaris L. (Lamiaceae) -- Heal-All, Self-Heal 018270
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• Dr Duke's list of Plants with Antitrachomic Activity 019949
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• Dr Duke's list of Plants with Mydriatic Activity 020081
• Dr Duke's list of the Biological Activities of RUTIN 018281
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• Hack Tuke, Daniel – Healing - Eye diseases cured by suggestion and mesmerism 026214
• Metagenomic Deep Sequencing for Uveitis Enhances Traditional Diagnostic Testing 026784
• Mrs Grieve on Acorus calamus 027980
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• Mrs Grieve on Eyebright 019933
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• Physiology and pathophysiology of carnosine 019128
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• Riboflavin and corneal repair 027369
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• Standardised antibacterial Manuka honey in the management of persistent post-operative corneal oedema: a case series 020932
• The Healing Power of Sleep 026790
• The Ketogenic Diet: Making a Comeback 026610
• The remarkable case of J 007892

Hallucination

• Acetazolamide and Diamox 017597
• Amiodarone, vision loss and hallucinations 005079
• Blind artist Arthur Ellis, 66, paints his visual hallucinations 025260
• Braille alexia during visual hallucination in a blind man with selective calcarine atrophy 019942
• Charles Bonnet syndrome with major depression in a Chinese middle-aged man 019943
• Charles Bonnet syndrome: characteristics of its visual hallucinations and differential diagnosis 019940
• CNS Diseases and Uveitis 027568
• Differential deposition of manganese in the rat brain following subchronic exposure to manganese: a T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging study 023519
• Effects of aspartame metabolites on astrocytes and neurons 024038
• Latanoprost and Xalatan 017594
• Lumigan and Bimatoprost 017596
• Macugen 019489
• Minor retinal degeneration in Parkinson's disease 019941
• Neptazane 019678
• Psychiatric disturbances associated with ganciclovir therapy 019946
• Rochalimaea antibodies in HIV-associated neurologic disease 019944
• Salagen 020016
• Sellar lesions and visual loss: key concepts in neuro-ophthalmology 023520
• Systemic toxicity from ocular homatropine 019938
• Tobradex 020211
• Travoprost and Travatan 017595
• Tussionex Pennkinetic 020244
• Visual hallucinations after intravitreal injection of bevacizumab in vascular age-related macular degeneration 019939
• Visual hallucinations in ophthalmology 025261
• Visudyne 020372

Wisdom, Inspiration, Divine love & Bliss

• Blind artist Arthur Ellis, 66, paints his visual hallucinations 025260

Environmental Influence

• Hack Tuke, Daniel – Sickness - Eye disease induced by powerful emotions – grief 026104

Other observations

• An outbreak of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis associated with coxsackievirus A24 variant in The Gambia, West Africa 027575
• Indoor risks of pesticide uses are significantly linked to hazards of the family members 027722
• MRI findings in people with epilepsy and nodding syndrome in an area endemic for onchocerciasis: an observational study 019948
• Unilateral acute maculopathy associated with adult onset hand, foot and mouth disease: case report and review of literature 027574