Study on the effect of curcumin on eye diseases
Dorota M. Radomska-Leśniewska et al.
July 2019
Ayurveda medicine / treatment
Eyes / Ears / Teeth
Curcumin, which is extracted from the rhizome of Curcuma longa L., has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine and has various pharmacological properties, such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic, antimicrobial and anti-cancer effects. It has a long history of use in the treatment of liver disease, rheumatic diseases, diabetes, atherosclerosis, infectious diseases and cancer. The mechanisms of curcumin's effects on oxidative stress, angiogenesis and inflammatory processes suggest its potential to inhibit pathological conditions and restore homeostasis.
This review presents the efficacy of curcumin in major eye diseases such as glaucoma, cataract, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, corneal neovascularization, corneal wound healing, dry eye, conjunctivitis, pterygium and anterior uveitis.
Clinical and preclinical studies support the use of curcumin as a therapeutic agent for various eye diseases.
The most important information on the study at a glance
- Indications
- Eye diseases
- Institution
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
- Title
- Study on the effect of curcumin on eye diseases
- Brief description
- The meta-study shows that curcumin has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects and can therefore help with eye diseases.
- Original title
- Therapeutic potential of curcumin in eye diseases
- Link to the study
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31530988/
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