The involuntary eye spasm called primary late onset blepharospasm makes the eye lids blink uncontrollably and can leave the eyes effectively ‘blind’.
A new Italian study claims that drinking coffee protects from this condition.
The effect was proportional to the amount of coffee drank and one to two cups per day were needed for the protective effect to be seen. The age of onset of the spasm was also found to be later in patient who drank more coffee — 1.7 years for each additional cup per day.
The study findings suggest that caffeine blocks adenosine receptors as has been proposed for its …read more