The Huberman Lab Podcast discusses neuroscience: how our brain and its connections with the organs of our body control our perceptions, our behaviors, and our health. We also discuss existing and emerging tools for measuring and changing how our nervous system works. Dr. Andrew Huberman is a tenured Professor of Neurobiology and Ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. His laboratory studies neural regeneration, neuroplasticity, and brain states such as stress, focus, fear, and optimal performance. For more than 20 years, Dr. Huberman has consistently published original research findings and review articles in top-level peer-reviewed journals, including Nature, Science, Cell, Neuron, and Current Biology. He is a regular member of several National Institutes of Health review panels and a Fellow of the McKnight Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. Dr. Huberman regularly consults for technology development companies, professional athletic organizations, and various units of U.S. and Canadian Special Operations.
Dr. Jeffery Goldberg: How to Improve Your Eye Health & Offset Vision Loss
In this episode, my guest is Jeffery Goldberg, MD, PhD, professor and chair of the department of ophthalmology at the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University. His clinical and research efforts focus on retinal and optic nerve diseases such as glaucoma and discovering stem cell and nanotechnology treatments to cure blindness. We discuss how to maintain and improve eye health throughout life, the advantages and disadvantages of corrective lenses, including if you should wear “readers,” the use and risks of contact lenses, considerations for LASIK eye surgery, floaters, dry eye, the importance of sunlight and UV protection and specific exercises to improve eye and vision health. Dr Goldberg also explains age-related conditions: cataracts, glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy; and the behavioral and supplementation-based, prescription and surgical tools used to promote eye health. This episode provides essential tools for listeners of any age and background to maintain eye health and offset vision loss.
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Timestamps
(00:00:00) Dr. Jeffery Goldberg
(00:03:08) Sponsors: Maui Nui, LMNT, Eight Sleep
(00:06:29) Childhood & Eye Exams
(00:11:36) Eye Misalignment & Recovery
(00:20:38) Myopia (Near-Sightedness), Children & Sunlight
(00:30:04) Sponsor: AG1 (Athletic Greens)
(00:31:18) Eye Safety & Protection; Eye Hygiene
(00:40:07) Adults & Eye Exams; Optometrist vs Ophthalmologist
(00:46:35) Presbyopia (Age-Related Vision Decline), Reading Glasses
(00:54:54) Reading Glasses: Use & Recommendations
(00:58:34) Night Vision & Glasses
(01:02:55) Sponsor: InsideTracker
(01:03:54) Corrective Eye Glasses, Exercises
(01:09:52) Near-Far Exercise & Presbyopia; Smooth Pursuit Exercise & Concussion
(01:13:25) Supranormal Vision & Performance Training
(01:19:11) 20/20 Vision; Visual Acuity
(01:24:51) Contact Lenses: Use, Risks & Aging
(01:31:34) UV Protection & Cataracts, “Blue Blockers”
(01:38:20) Light Sensitivity & Eye Color
(01:40:29) LASIK Eye Surgery
(01:46:26) Dry Eye, Tears & Age
(01:53:24) Dry Eye, Serum Tears & Preservative-Free Artificial Tears; PRP
(02:00:46) Vision Loss: Cataracts, Glaucoma
(02:09:23) Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Dry & Wet Forms
(02:14:02) Diabetic Retinopathy, Type I vs Type II Diabetes
(02:18:54) Diabetic Retinopathy Treatment, Blood Pressure
(02:22:17) Glaucoma Screening & Treatment
(02:28:07) Smoking, Vaping & Vision Diseases; Cannabis & Eye Pressure
(02:35:13) Eye Pressure & Sleep Position
(02:37:48) Macular Degeneration, Optic Neuropathies & Red-Light Therapy
(02:42:23) “Floaters”
(02:45:29) Eye Twitching
(02:48:10) AREDS2 Supplementation & Age-Related Macular Degeneration
(02:53:39) Glaucoma & Vitamin B3 Supplementation
(02:58:42) Retinal Imaging & Neurodegeneration Screening, Multiple Sclerosis
(03:06:30) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac