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REVIEW article

Front. Nutr.
Sec. Clinical Nutrition
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fnut.2024.1461748

Glaucoma and Dietary Links: Insights from High Salt Intake, the Mediterranean Diet, and Specific Nutrients

Provisionally accepted
Yuqi Yang Yuqi Yang Hongyan Zhou Hongyan Zhou *Hong Zhang Hong Zhang
  • China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China

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    Glaucoma, a prevalent and potentially blinding eye disease, is linked to a variety of factors, including elevated intraocular pressure, optic nerve damage, and oxidative stress. In recent years, dietary habits, as a controllable lifestyle factor, have received increasing attention in the prevention and treatment of glaucoma. The purpose of this review is to investigate the effects of dietary factors on glaucoma, with a particular emphasis on two common dietary patterns: the high salt diet and the Mediterranean diet. In addition, we investigated the association between many particular nutrients (including Omega-3 fatty acids, vitamins, caffeine, and minerals) and glaucoma in order to fully assess the potential involvement of dietary variables in glaucoma pathogenesis, prevention, and treatment.This article reveals the importance of dietary components in glaucoma prevention and explores prospective possibilities for future research by conducting a comprehensive review of previous scientific studies.

    Keywords: Glaucoma, Nutrients, Diet, Optic Nerve, Oxidative Stress

    Received: 09 Jul 2024; Accepted: 07 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Yang, Zhou and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Hongyan Zhou, China-Japan Union Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China

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