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Drugs That Lower Cholesterol Also Beneficial For Eye Disease

Statin drugs that help lower cholesterol may also be beneficial in preventing glaucoma progression according to the Wiley-Blackwell journal - Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology. However, there was no significant effect on the eye disease if the subject had taken statin drugs together with aspirin or just aspirin alone. According to Dr. [click link for full article]

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/statins/

Statins are a class of drugs used to lower blood cholesterol. They work in your liver to block a substance needed to make cholesterol. They may also help your body reabsorb cholesterol that has accumulated in plaques on your artery walls.