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Cataract, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration are frequent causes of blindness worldwide particularly in the elderly population. Continuous exposure to deleterious chemical agents in addition to an inadequate diet enhances oxidative stress in several tissues of the human eye and contributes to these and other ocular dysfunctions. Grapes contain a wide variety of phytochemicals that can function as cellular antioxidants and anti-inflammatory agents. Increased dietary intake of grapes or grape compounds may thus be effective in preventing or delaying the progression of these eye diseases. In this review, we focus on recent experimental, clinical, and epidemiological studies that support such beneficial properties of grape components on vision.

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This work was supported by research grants from the National Institutes of Health (R01-EY13295) and the Beckman Initiative for Macular Research by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.

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Bulloj, A., Finnemann, S.C. (2016). Grapes and Vision. In: Pezzuto, J. (eds) Grapes and Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28995-3_11

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