Ocular Blood Flow: How diet, lifestyle, and supplements may provide benefits.

Examine Database: Ocular Blood Flow

Intervention	Grade	Evidence	Effect
Ginkgo Biloba	B	Participants: 56	Small Increase
Ginger	D	Participants: 100	No effect
Astaxanthin	C	Participants: 20	Moderate Increase

Ginkgo Biloba

Participants: 56

Small Increase

Ginger

Participants: 100

No effect

Astaxanthin

Participants: 20

Moderate Increase

Intervention	Grade	Effect	Detail
Ginkgo Biloba	B
Ginger	D
Astaxanthin	C

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Can ginger reduce eye fatigue and shoulder stiffness?

In this randomized controlled trial, a ginger supplement reduced eye fatigue in adults in Japan with self-reported eye fatigue and shoulder stiffness.

Examine Database References

Ginkgo Biloba - Chung HS, Harris A, Kristinsson JK, Ciulla TA, Kagemann C, Ritch RGinkgo biloba extract increases ocular blood flow velocityJ Ocul Pharmacol Ther.(1999 Jun)
Ginkgo Biloba - Wimpissinger B, Berisha F, Garhoefer G, Polak K, Schmetterer LInfluence of Ginkgo biloba on ocular blood flowActa Ophthalmol Scand.(2007 Jun)
Ginkgo Biloba - Park JW, Kwon HJ, Chung WS, Kim CY, Seong GJShort-term effects of Ginkgo biloba extract on peripapillary retinal blood flow in normal tension glaucomaKorean J Ophthalmol.(2011 Oct)
Astaxanthin - Saito M, Yoshida K, Saito W, Fujiya A, Ohgami K, Kitaichi N, Tsukahara H, Ishida S, Ohno SAstaxanthin increases choroidal blood flow velocityGraefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol.(2012 Feb)
Ginger - Higashikawa F, Nakaniida Y, Li H, Liang L, Kanno K, Ogawa-Ochiai K, Kiuchi YBeneficial Effects of Ginger Extract on Eye Fatigue and Shoulder Stiffness: A Randomized, Double-Blind, and Placebo-Controlled Parallel Study.Nutrients.(2024 Aug 15)