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Drink Coffee? Have Glaucoma or Elevated Eye Pressure? Read this.

Drink Coffee? Have Glaucoma or Elevated Eye Pressure? Read this.

Submitted by dave on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 7:46pm

Avisar R, Avisar E, Weinberger D: Effect of coffee consumption on IOP. Ann Pharmacother 2002;36:992-995.

BACKGROUND: Many ophthalmologists instruct patients with glaucoma to avoid coffee, although data supporting this practice are insufficient.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the effect of drinking coffee on IOP.

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