Hello, I'm Dr. David Richardson. I'm an Ophthalmologist in Southern California and my practice is primarily glaucoma and cataract treatment.

So my first video began discussing holistic approach to glaucoma treatment taking into account things other than just IOP (intraocular pressure). In particular, I mentioned cardiovascular fitness and controlling high blood pressure. Well, as with most things in medicine it's not so simple as just controlling your blood pressure. There are a few nuances that are important to know about in controlling your blood pressure, in terms of making sure that that's beneficial to the treatment of your glaucoma.

So let's take a little drive together and I'll go over some of those nuances with you...

Full transcript and citations here: http://newglaucomatreatments.com/bl...

00:00 Introduction
01:05 "Goldilocks range" of blood pressure
01:49 The importance of Perfusion
03:13 Why high blood pressure (hypertension) is not desirable
03:39 The issue with low blood pressure and glaucoma
04:09 "Dippers"
04:46 Considerations for those with both hypertension and glaucoma
05:37 Diabetes and treatment of hypertension
07:04 Beta blockers and glaucoma



DRIVING WITH DR. DAVID RICHARDSON

Holistic Approach to Glaucoma Series #

Episode 1: Cardiovascular Health and Glaucoma
   • Holistic Approach to Glaucoma  

Episode 2: Blood Pressure and Glaucoma
   • Blood Pressure and Glaucoma | Driving...  

Episode 3: Sleep Apnea and Glaucoma
   • Sleep Apnea and Glaucoma | Driving wi...  

Episode 4: Exercise and Glaucoma
   • Exercise and Glaucoma | Driving with ...  

Episode 5: Diet, Nutrition and Glaucoma
   • Diet, Nutrition and Glaucoma | Drivin...  


Learn More About Glaucoma Series #

Episode 6: Light Adaptation and Glaucoma
   • Light Adaptation and Glaucoma  | Driv...  



About Dr. Richardson:

David Richardson, M.D. is widely recognized as one of the top cataract and glaucoma surgeons in the US and is among an elite group of glaucoma surgeons in the country performing the highly specialized canaloplasty procedure. Many patients have traveled from around the world to have canaloplasty by Dr. Richardson. Moreover, Dr. Richardson is one of only a few surgeons in the greater Los Angeles area that performs Micropulse® Cyclophotocoagulation (MP3) glaucoma laser surgery. Dr. Richardson graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Southern California and earned his Medical Degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed his ophthalmology residency at the LAC+USC Medical Center/ Doheny Institute.

To learn more about Dr. David Richardson, please visit http://davidrichardsonmd.com.



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David D. Richardson, M.D.
PatientFocused Ophthalmologist

San Marino Eye
2020 Huntington Drive
San Marino, CA 91108

Phone: (626) 2897856
Email: [email protected]

PatientFocused Websites:
NewGlaucomaTreatments.com
AboutEyes.com