Effect of Omega-3 on Intraocular Pressure
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 7
Abstract
The study investigated the effect of Omega-3 preparation (countering Omega-3 fatty acids) on the oculo-visual health of rabbits, with emphasis on the intraocular pressure. The experimental animals were separated into two groups of ‘A’ (which was control) and ‘B’ with group ‘A’ being subdivided into R1, R2, R3 and group ‘B’ subdivided into R4, R5 and R6. The twelve rabbits that constituted groups ‘A’ and ‘B’, respectively were fed liberally and medically tended to in the course of the experimentation. Group ‘A’ rabbits (control) received no Omega-3 capsules, but were placed on placebo while the group ‘B’ rabbits were treated with Omega-3 capsules, each rabbit receiving 1500mg of the preparation daily (500mg in the morning, afternoon and evening respectively) for five days. The intraocular pressure of the animals was monitored and measured once a day before the oral administration of the Omega-3 preparation, and likewise the control group on placebo. It was observed that while the intraocular pressure of the control group animals(Group A) remained fairly constant, being confined between 15.73mmHg and 15.23mmHg from day 1 to day 5, the intraocular pressure of the group ‘B’ animals treated with the omega-3 capsules widely vacillated from 17.00mmHg on day 1, to 9.17mmHg on day 5, giving a 46% decrease in intraocular pressure on the last day of experimentation (day5).
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Uloneme G. C
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