In The USA Scientists Have Found The New Causes Of Glaucoma

In The USA Scientists Have Found The New Causes Of Glaucoma.
Glucosamine supplements that millions of Americans select to balm treat up on and knee osteoarthritis may have an unexpected side effect: They may increase risk for developing glaucoma, a scanty new study of older adults suggests in May 2013. Glaucoma occurs when there is an proliferation of intraocular pressure (IOP) or pressure inside the eye. Left untreated, glaucoma is one of the unsurpassed causes of blindness.

In the new study of 17 people, whose average age was 76 years, 11 participants had their optic pressure measured before, during and after taking glucosamine supplements. The other six had their liking pressure measured while and after they took the supplements. Overall, pressure inside the sidelong glance was higher when participants were taking glucosamine, but did return to normal after they stopped taking these supplements, the study showed.

So "This swatting shows a reversible effect of these changes, which is reassuring," wrote researchers led by Dr Ryan Murphy at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine. "However, the likelihood that constant damage can result from prolonged use of glucosamine supplementation is not eliminated. Monitoring IOP in patients choosing to extend with glucosamine may be indicated".

Exactly how glucosamine supplements could affect power inside the eye is not fully understood, but several theories exist. For example, glucosamine is a harbinger for molecules called glycosaminoglycans, which may elevate eye pressure. The findings are published online May 23 as a delving letter in JAMA Ophthalmology.