Caster Oil For Cataracts

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Oils dissolve mucus and connective membranes. That is why there is a warning not to get it in your eyes.
If you want antioxidants then eat blue berries and olive oil.
 
SheepDog said:
Oils dissolve mucus and connective membranes. That is why there is a warning not to get it in your eyes.
If you want antioxidants then eat blue berries and olive oil.
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Thank you for input. I was hoping to avoid surgery. But will do more research before I try it if I try it. It will be here tomorrow. Of course if I do it will be just one eye and a very small portion at first. At least I'll still have one eye left if it goes south . But I forgot which eye had the cataract in it. :Thankyou:
 
Patchouli said:
We were discussing eyebright for cataracts here: http://forum.homestead.org/threads/whats-everybody-doing-today.474/page-52#post-35307
Cataracts take time to appear, so getting them to go away using herbs may take a little longer than a medical/surgical procedure, of course.
I referred gumpy to this website: http://www.herballegacy.com/Herbal_Eyebright.html
Several places sell formulas from different companies. If you want more info I can p.m. you if you're interested.
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Thanks Patch, I knew I saw that name EyeBright somewhere. I'll check out the other link.

My Sky Organic Caster Oil will be here tomorrow so I will try that first and also a cleanse. Maybe take a walk down Bad Memory Lane and drink some of the caster oil too.
I wonder which of the two taste from hell would be the best? Caster Oil or Epsom Salts?
 
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@Meerkat
In the last few weeks I have contacted 4 of the best and most experienced herbalists in the country about my cataracts. Their opinions were unanimous “Go have the surgery”!

Most cataracts are hereditary, it’s in our genes. Even with surgery they will come back sometimes. My grandfather had cataract surgery twice, separated by 14 years. So I’m going to have the surgery.

I wish you luck with the castor oil.
 
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Peanut said:
@Meerkat
In the last few weeks I have contacted 4 of the best and most experienced herbalists in the country about my cataracts. Their opinions were unanimous “Go have the surgery”!

Most cataracts are hereditary, it’s in our genes. Even with surgery they will come back. My grandfather had cataract surgery twice, separated by 14 years. So I’m going to have the surgery.

I wish you luck with the castor oil.
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Thanks Peanut. I have a dr.s apt in a couple weeks. I'll get a referal to eye dr.. :huggs:
 
I got the caster oil today it has dropper, 8 brushes for eyelash growth. So will try it tonight and see what happens. Only in one eye though. Still going to eye dr soon as I get appt.
 
Meerkat, I had the surgery in both eyes. When it comes to vision, Please be very careful. The replacement eyes don't work too well. The six million Dollar man or the bionic woman would have loved to have their original parts back.
 
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TMT Tactical said:
Meerka
t, I had the surgery in both eyes. When it comes to vision, Please be very careful. The replacement eyes don't work too well. The six million Dollar man or the bionic woman would have loved to have their original parts back.
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Thanks TMT. I'll be careful and they sell it for eyelash growth so I think it will be ok to put in eye since it is sold for eyelid. Also people drink the stuff like I was forced to do as a kid.
I know Paul Newman said he used it in his eyes to clear up yellow ,not sure why he had yellow and I remembered it all these years because I couldn't imagine that stuff being good for anything.:thumbs up:
 
Peanut said:
@Meerkat
In the last few weeks I have contacted 4 of the best and most experienced herbalists in the country about my cataracts. Their opinions were unanimous “Go have the surgery”!

Most cataracts are hereditary, it’s in our genes. Even with surgery they will come back. My grandfather had cataract surgery twice, separated by 14 years. So I’m going to have the surgery.

Meerkat, PLS DON'T use castor oil in your eye without your doctor's consent. Once damage to the eye is done, it's permanent! Cataract surgery is quick, painless, and very easy. On some people the new lens, which is the cataract, becomes cloudy. That is corrected by a 30 sec laser procedure, no anesthesia needed. C
We have people come in a have their cataract surgery without any anaesthesia.
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I know the people I was referring to personally. They are busy running their own schools training folks to be herbalists. I sent an email to 3 of them hoping one might have time to answer. It must have been a slow week because all 3 emailed me back with essentially the same message.

The 4th person called me a few days ago, so when I had him on the phone… He described some of the procedures using herbs. They were painful with a high risk of infection. Even then the results were “iffy at best”.

So, I’m going to have surgery, it’s the best choice for me. :)
 
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NannyPatty said:
The actual cataract surgery can be seen on you tube if you are so inclined to see it. It's fairly standard across the board. If you have any questions, pls ask here or PM me. I'll be happy to share what I know.
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Your so sweet and I sure will if I have questions. Most of the time with me it is wake me when its over, without detail's .:huggs:
 
NannyPatty said:
The actual cataract surgery can be seen on you tube if you are so inclined to see it. It's fairly standard across the board. If you have any questions, pls ask here or PM me. I'll be happy to share what I know.
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No caster oil for me:rolleyes:.
I am setting the wheels in motion to get the cloudy lenses replaced in my eyes, wish me luck. I get the first one done on 02-07-23.
They have made great advances recently and I will have mine with a side-order of LASIK. I should be able to ditch the glasses I have worn for over 20 years, for everything except close-up stuff.
I saw both my in-laws get theirs done at the same place, and I never saw them wearing glasses again.😍
Oh the part nobody talks about, to get both eyes done with state-of-the-art stuff, ~$5K is not covered by insurance. (Remember, I'm not just having the 'simple lens replacement').
Can I shop or what?:thumbs::D
 
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@Supervisor42 Good luck! I'm happy with my results. Had both eyes done but skipped a couple years in between them. I was awake for the 2nd one... not an issue. Mine was paid for by the VA but was done at the only eye hospital in the state with a level one trauma center just for eyes, great surgeons.

Sort of funny, I made everyone in the OR laugh. Before starting the surgeon asked me if I had any questions. I asked "Have you done this before?" 🤣 Wasn't a question he was expecting...

I find my self wearing glasses a lot, readers. Like when I drive, I can see everything fine except the instrument panel gauges or the radio screen. I can read fine print at 4ft, 3ft or less can't read anything.

I finally ended up buying a pair of readers for every room in my house, that way I don't have to go looking for a pair. I also like the half lenses better than full lenses (have both). They are great for things like house cleaning, I need to see beyond 3ft and less than 3ft. The half lenses allow me to look over or through them without taking them off.

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Cataracts are clouding of the lenses, and won't "go away".
I was almost blind in one eye by age 52.
I had both of my eyes done in 2002.
After a lifetime of poor vision, 20/400, and near sightedness, when my eyes healed post surgery I had 20/20 in one eye and 20/15 in the other. Uncorrected.
Even today at age 74 I can pass the DMV eye test when renewing my license WITHOUT glasses.

Except for an adventure with an almost completely detached retina, my vision post-cataract surgery has been wonderful.
It's not a scary operation, they know what they are doing, and the implants make life great again.
 
Becoming totally blind in one eye for a few days due to a detached retina, followed by months of only being able to discern light from dark post surgery, and then several years of blurred vision, taught me the true value of sight.
Please, please, please do not put anything in your eyes that could in any way damage your precious gift of sight.

Take this from someone who has "been there".
 
I too have had my share with eye problems. Each year, I was required to read the vision letters on the wall, and assumed everything was great. Yeah, I was using "readers" for about 10 years, but I saw nothing wrong with my eyesight. For "poops and giggles", i had a routine eye exam by a real professional. She advised my eye pressures were through the roof. Since then, I have had cataract replacements, stint tubes installed, drain tubes installed, eye drops of every color dropped into my eyes, laser oblation, etc. The bottom line, I've lost the lower field of vision but now I go to a specialist every 3 months, and everything is in check. The good thing is when I had my lenses replaced, I had them install the multi-focal type, so I no longer need my readers and have 20/15 eyesight.
Had I gone to a real professional 10 years earlier, I would have never lost that vision I'll never get back.
 
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