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๐Ÿ‘ Cataracts: Causes and Antioxidant Eye Drops

Cataracts remain the leading cause of blindness worldwide,
accounting for nearly 48% of all blindness cases.
While surgery is well-established, pharmacological prevention or delay is still under-researched.


๐Ÿ” Key Risk Factors

  • Aging, diabetes, UV exposure, malnutrition, smoking, renal disease
  • Most importantly: Oxidative Stress
    → Free radicals damage lens proteins → aggregation → lens opacity

 

 


๐Ÿงช Role of Antioxidants

Several antioxidants have been studied in experimental models:

  • Vitamin C, Vitamin E
  • Lutein, Melatonin, Polyphenols, Acetyl-L-carnitine, Pinitol

๐Ÿ”น Vitamin C is reduced in cataractous lenses
๐Ÿ”น Vitamin E may reduce cortical cataract incidence
โ›” No strong evidence for prevention of nuclear cataracts


๐Ÿ’ง Commercially Available Cataract Eye Drops

Currently sold as topical antioxidant formulations:

IngredientBrand Names
Pirenoxine Gariluny, Unikata, etc.
Iodide Uniren, Cuaren, Cleedphosod, etc.

๐Ÿ“Œ Designed for local antioxidant activity in the eye


โœ… Summary

  • Cataracts are caused by oxidative stress in the aging lens
  • Topical antioxidants may help slow progression,
    though clinical efficacy remains limited
  • Best used as supplemental or preventive care, not primary treatment
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