Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
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Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. · Sep 2012
Comparative StudyThe Relationship between caffeine and coffee consumption and exfoliation glaucoma or glaucoma suspect: a prospective study in two cohorts.
We examined the association between caffeine and caffeinated beverage consumption in relation to the risk of exfoliation glaucoma or exfoliation glaucoma suspect (EG/EGS). ⋯ We observed a positive association between heavier coffee consumption with risk of EG/EGS in this large prospective study.