The cholesterol that's good for your heart health might be bad for your eye health, and vice versa, a new study says.
For this study, researchers analyzed data on more than 400,000 participants in the long-range UK Biobank health research project. All participants had their blood fat levels tested and their health tracked for an average of 14 years.
Nearly 2% of the participants developed glaucoma during follow-up, and they tended to have higher HDLAnalysis revealed that people with the highest level of “good”At the same time, those with the highest levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol were 8% less likely to develop glaucoma than people with the lowest levels., also were associated with 14% lower risk of glaucoma, researchers found.
And as levels of each type of fat increased in the blood, they either raised or lowered glaucoma risk. It's not yet clear why the different types of cholesterol would affect glaucoma risk, researchers said.“These findings challenge existing paradigms about 'good' and 'bad' cholesterol in relation to eye health,” researchers concluded.
If follow-up studies validate these results, then doctors might need to reassess the use of cholesterol-loweringCopyright © 2025 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
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