According to a new study, drinking more than three cups of coffee per day has been shown to correlate with an increased risk of developing glaucoma, which can lead to vision loss or blindness. “While caffeinated coffee has several health benefits,” lead researcher Jae Hee Kang told Health magazine, “drinking three or more cups of caffeinated coffee was found to be associated with increased risk of developing exfoliation glaucoma, particularly among those with a family history of glaucoma.”
While coffee has for some time been known to be problematic for glaucoma sufferers due to the fact that it can increase pressure within the eyeball, Kang asserts that the hot brown drug can be linked to a specific type of the vision-destroying malady: exfoliation glaucoma. This syndrome occurs when material is rubbed off both the eye’s iris and lens, which then clogs up the eyeball’s fluid-draining system, leading to heightened inter-ocular pressure (IOP), which increases the risk of glaucoma.
No word yet as to whether or not your palms might get hairy…
Uh oh. I think I’m in trouble. From the coffee, that is.
I should be blind already. Used to go through a 12 cup pot a day, sometimes more than 1 pot, until we got the Keurig. Now I usually do the biggest setting twice a day, maybe 3 times.
One good thing, if I go blind I wont have to see any more Apple crap =)
I think the pot habit in America is way overloked.
I think I’m starting to get macaroon degeneration….