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Vitamin B Shows Promise in Slowing Glaucoma Progression

5/18/2025

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A groundbreaking study indicates that vitamin B supplements could potentially slow the progression of glaucoma, a condition impacting around 700,000 individuals in the UK. Researchers observed that vitamins B6, B9, and B12 significantly reduced optic nerve damage in animal models. Encouraged by these findings, clinical trials are now being conducted at Sweden's Karolinska Institute to explore this treatment in patients.

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A groundbreaking study indicates that vitamin B supplements could potentially slow the progression of glaucoma, a condition impacting around 700,000 individuals in the UK. Researchers observed that vitamins B6, B9, and B12 significantly reduced optic nerve damage in animal models. Encouraged by these findings, clinical trials are now being conducted at Sweden's Karolinska Institute to explore this treatment in patients.