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Glaucoma fought by Vitamin D - several studies


8+ VitaminDWiki pages with GLAUCOMA in the title

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Google Scholar Sept 2023

  • Vitamin D and Glaucoma: A Critical Review of the Literature - Nov 2020 https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8071280
    • Might help FREE PDF
  • Vitamin D and its receptor polymorphisms are associated with glaucoma - Dec 2020 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfo.2020.02.016 meta-analysis
    • 3.1X more likely to have Glaucoma if a specific poor Vitamin D Receptor
    • Note: You can have a good blood level of Vitamin D, but little gets to the cells if a poor VDR

VitaminDWiki - The risk of 50+ diseases at least double with poor Vitamin D Receptor


VitaminDWiki - Vitamin D Receptor activation can be increased in 15 ways

Resveratrol,  Omega-3,  MagnesiumZinc,   Quercetin,   non-daily Vit D,  Curcumin, intense exercise, Butyrate   Sulforaphane   Ginger,   Essential oils, etc  Note: The founder of VitaminDWiki uses 10 of the 15 known VDR activators


Glaucoma on the web

  • Glaucoma: A hidden threat to vision health rising swiftly - September 2023 MDEdge
    • "Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, affecting 3 million people in the United States, and yet half of those affected are unaware, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
    • "Five % of 70-year-olds had the disease, and half of those did not know they had it before they took part in the study."
    • "Five percent of 560 70-year-olds had the disease, and half of those did not know they had it before they took part in the study."
  • Glaucoma in the African American and Hispanic Communities: What We Know in 2023
    • "Adjusting for age, African Americans were 3 to 4 times more likely to have a diagnosis of glaucoma compared to Caucasians."
  • Note: One indication that a disease is related to Vitamin D is if it is more prominent in people with dark skin (they get less D from the sun)