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Iodine and Eyes

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• Below
• Bolt
• Elstner
• Eye Drugs
• Flechas
• Howenstine
• Isenberg
• Mazumdar
• Winkler, Schmut, Rieger, Muranov

Exocrine Glands

IODINE AND EYES

Iodine is concentrated in certain parts of the eye and has been used therapeutically for various eye diseases and infections.

Iodine may be useful for dry eyes, cataracts, infections, glaucoma, and UVB protection.

Winkler et al found that the iodine content in the ocular tissues showed the following rank order: cornea > retina > vitreous body > anterior chamber fluid > lens.  They discuss the possible protective, antioxidative, and OH-scavenging efficacy of iodide. They have researched using iodide for UVB-protection, dry eyes, and cataracts.

Elstner et al focus on iodide and cataracts, as well as the antioxidant effect of iodide.

Bolt discusses the use of povidone eye drops -- how they are used today and how they were used historically.

Howenstine suggests that iodine may be implicated in glaucoma.

Mazumdar investigated lacrimal gland peroxidase and iodide in sheep.

More articles on lacrimal glands and tears under exocrine glands.

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