Sleep at 30 degrees if you have severe glaucoma:
- Counseled for severe glaucoma that responds poorly to standard therapy: sleep propped up on a couple of pillows at a 30-degree angle
- Only if you can sleep that way. A full night of sleep matters more for your whole health than the 30 degrees
- Which side you sleep on probably doesn't matter. Some studies found the lower eye worse, others found the higher eye worse
- On video, people toss and turn all night, so each eye spends about the same time down
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