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<strong>Fluids</strong> <strong>Hypertension</strong> <strong>Syndromes</strong> – Dr. Leonardo Izecksohn – page 213<br />

Caffeine causing Glaucoma and many sicknesses: We had at our office a 58 year-old woman, 57<br />

Kilograms (125 pounds) of weight, presenting at her right eye strong aches, eyelids swelling and itching<br />

at morning. She also complained of arterial hypertension (already medicated), retching, years of<br />

aches at almost all her joints and backaches. She used to drink daily coffee, tea and soft drinks with<br />

caffeine. On the ophthalmological examination, we found both eyes with increased Optic Nerves’ cups,<br />

intraocular pressures of 23 and 24 mmHg (right and left eyes), which are high.<br />

We prescribed her the abstinence of all caffeinated drinks and the use of Timolol Maleate eye drops<br />

twice daily. After one week, she came again and she had no more aches at all, and presented intraocular<br />

pressures of 16 and 16 mmHg. She was an example of simultaneous both pressures rising, so the intraocular<br />

pressure and so the Cerebrospinal fluid pressure. In the Optic Nerves, the predominant effect<br />

was of the intraocular pressure rising, and consequently the beginning of glaucoma very well visible<br />

on the direct ophthalmoscopy. However, at all the rest of the body, the cerebrospinal fluid pressure<br />

rising was causing the spreading neuralgic aches. All these sicknesses were caused or increased by the<br />

caffeine, added with her personal sensibility to it.<br />

Scheme XIII-3: Direct ophthalmoscopic view of simultaneous Edema of the Optic Nerve’s borders<br />

caused by the raised Cerebrospinal fluid pressure and visibility of the Lamina Cribosa's pores caused<br />

by the raised intraocular pressure. This is only possible in the same eye with some timing difference<br />

between one and the other pressures rises.<br />

Glaucoma and Bell palsy caused by caffeine, excessive water and beer: We had a strong black<br />

patient, 26-year-old, man, 1.80 meters (5 feet and 11 inches) tall, 97 kg of weight, sound-table operator,<br />

who used to drink daily 1,000 milliliter (a quarter gallon) of guaraná and 6,600 milliliter (more<br />

than one and a half gallon) of water. On weekends, he drank 3,600 milliliter (nearly one gallon) of<br />

beer.

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