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DOES HOT TEA REDUCE THE RISK OF EYE PRESSURE?
A recent study found an association between drinking hot Turkish tea and eye pressure. Glaucoma, or colloquially eye pressure, is a condition usually seen in patients over the age of 60. Although the cause of the disease is structural, in some cases it can also occur due to cortisone use, diabetes or trauma. Glaucoma begins with intraocular pressure reaching a level that will reduce blood flow to the eye.
The cause of the disease is usually caused by genetic characteristics. Glaucoma, on the other hand, is known for being a slow-progressing disease. It is estimated that there are about 57.5 million people with eye pressure in the world.
As researchers investigate the question of whether caffeine affects pressure inside the eye, they note that there are findings that drinking hot tea reduces the risk of glaucoma. In a paper published in the Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology, researchers in Turkey examined the results of eye examinations in 1,678 participants aged 40 and older.
It was also investigated how often participants consumed coffee, hot tea, soft drinks, whether caffeinated or not. As a result, a total of 84 participants had glaucoma. Most of them were observed to have diabetes and few had a smoking habit.
But the team concluded that glaucoma is linked to hot tea. The study concluded that people who drank more than 6 cups of hot tea a week were less likely to have eye pressure, even when conditions such as age, body mass index, diabetes and smoking habits were taken into account.
Individuals who consumed hot tea were 74 percent less likely to suffer from glaucoma than those who did not drink it. It was also noted that there was no link between cold tea and glaucoma. On the other hand, those who conducted the study said that it is difficult at the moment to come to any final conclusions.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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