Effect of coffee (caffeine) against human cataract blindness

Shambhu D VarmaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAAbstract: Previous biochemical and morphological studies with animal experiments have demonstrated that caffeine given topically o...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Varma SD
Formato: article
Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/ce7d1d201785432697500b49d2d6a8c9
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
id oai:doaj.org-article:ce7d1d201785432697500b49d2d6a8c9
record_format dspace
spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ce7d1d201785432697500b49d2d6a8c92021-12-02T07:09:36ZEffect of coffee (caffeine) against human cataract blindness1177-5483https://doaj.org/article/ce7d1d201785432697500b49d2d6a8c92016-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.dovepress.com/effect-of-coffee-caffeine-against-human-cataract-blindness-peer-reviewed-article-OPTHhttps://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Shambhu D VarmaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAAbstract: Previous biochemical and morphological studies with animal experiments have demonstrated that caffeine given topically or orally to certain experimental animal models has significant inhibitory effect on cataract formation. The present studies were undertaken to examine if there is a correlation between coffee drinking and incidence of cataract blindness in human beings. That has been found to be the case. Incidence of cataract blindness was found to be significantly lower in groups consuming higher amounts of coffee in comparison to the groups with lower coffee intake. Mechanistically, the caffeine effect could be multifactorial, involving its antioxidant as well as its bioenergetic effects on the lens.Keywords: caffeine, cataract, cataract blindness, cataractogenic process, intraocular pressure, vision impairmentVarma SDDove Medical Pressarticlecoffeecaffeinecataract blindnessOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2016, Iss Issue 1, Pp 213-220 (2016)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic coffee
caffeine
cataract blindness
Ophthalmology
RE1-994
spellingShingle coffee
caffeine
cataract blindness
Ophthalmology
RE1-994
Varma SD
Effect of coffee (caffeine) against human cataract blindness
description Shambhu D VarmaDepartment of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USAAbstract: Previous biochemical and morphological studies with animal experiments have demonstrated that caffeine given topically or orally to certain experimental animal models has significant inhibitory effect on cataract formation. The present studies were undertaken to examine if there is a correlation between coffee drinking and incidence of cataract blindness in human beings. That has been found to be the case. Incidence of cataract blindness was found to be significantly lower in groups consuming higher amounts of coffee in comparison to the groups with lower coffee intake. Mechanistically, the caffeine effect could be multifactorial, involving its antioxidant as well as its bioenergetic effects on the lens.Keywords: caffeine, cataract, cataract blindness, cataractogenic process, intraocular pressure, vision impairment
format article
author Varma SD
author_facet Varma SD
author_sort Varma SD
title Effect of coffee (caffeine) against human cataract blindness
title_short Effect of coffee (caffeine) against human cataract blindness
title_full Effect of coffee (caffeine) against human cataract blindness
title_fullStr Effect of coffee (caffeine) against human cataract blindness
title_full_unstemmed Effect of coffee (caffeine) against human cataract blindness
title_sort effect of coffee (caffeine) against human cataract blindness
publisher Dove Medical Press
publishDate 2016
url https://doaj.org/article/ce7d1d201785432697500b49d2d6a8c9
work_keys_str_mv AT varmasd effectofcoffeecaffeineagainsthumancataractblindness
_version_ 1718399603397623808