Nigeria: Sleeping without pillows may help lower high internal eye pressure — Study

Sleeping without pillows may help lower high internal eye pressure, the build-up of which causes optic nerve damage and glaucoma, the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide among people with the condition, suggests preliminary research.

Writing in the ‘British Journal of Ophthalmology’, experts explained that stacked pillows alter neck position, which may compress the jugular vein and prevent the natural drainage of aqueous humour.

This fluid nourishes eye tissues…