AP Evidence-Based Nutrition, Lifestyle, and Adjunctive Strategies for Glaucoma Management

Course overview

Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness. While management has traditionally emphasized intraocular pressure reduction, growing evidence suggests that systemic and lifestyle factors may also influence disease risk, progression, and quality of life. This presentation reviews evidence for adjunctive lifestyle approaches in glaucoma care, including nutrition, physical activity, stress, sleep, and select complementary strategies, with emphasis on mechanisms, strength of evidence, safety, and clinical applicability alongside standard medical and surgical management.