Melatonin and the Eyes

Most people use Melatonin as a sleep aid, and that's it's main purpose, but that doesn't mean it isn't affecting other parts of your body. So I wanted to take a moment and talk about how Melatonin works in your eyes. Enjoy the show. If you want more, sign up for my newsletter at: www.drsamberne.com. If you have any questions, submit them to [email protected] or you can now text me! Text ‘Join’ to 1-844-932-1291 to join the community and ask your questions! Sources: [1] Stefanova NA, ZHdankina AA, Fursova AZ, Kolosova NG. (2013). Potential of Melatonin for prevention of age-related macular degeneration: an experimental study. Adv Gerontol. 26(1):122-9. [2] Yi C, Pan X, Yan H, Guo M, Pierpaoli W. (2005). Effects of Melatonin in age-related macular degeneration. Ann N Y Acad Sci. Dec;1057:384-92 [3] Mehrzadi S, Hemati K, Reiter RJ, Hosseinzadeh A. (2020). Mitochondrial dysfunction in age-related macular degeneration: Melatonin as a potential treatment. Ther Targets. Apr;24(4):359-378. [4] Alkozi HA, Navarro G, Franco R, Pintor J. (2020). Melatonin and the control of intraocular pressure. Prog Retin Eye Res. Mar;75:100798. [5] Gubin D, Neroev V, Malishevskaya T, Cornelissen G, Astakhov SY, et al. (2021). Melatonin mitigates disrupted circadian rhythms, lowers intraocular pressure, and improves retinal ganglion cells function in glaucoma. J Pineal Res.May;70(4):e12730 [6] Abe M, Reiter RJ, Orhii PB, Hara M, Poegeler B. (1994). Inhibitory effect of Melatonin on cataract formation in newborn rats: evidence for an antioxidative role for Melatonin. J Pineal Res, Sep;17(2):94-100. [7] Rosenstein RE, Pandi-Perumal SR, Srinivasan V, Spence DW, Brown GM, et al. (2010). Melatonin as a therapeutic tool in ophthalmology: implications for glaucoma and uveitis. J Pineal Res. Aug;49(1):1-13. SUMMARY KEYWORDS melatonin, talk, retina, light, study, improve, glaucoma, march, inflammation, eye, ciliary body, optic nerve, produce, vision, artificial light, exposed, receptor, uv, conditions, developing 00:00 Hello, everyone, it’s Dr. Sam, I’d like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. This is a show that offers cutting edge information on how to improve your vision and overall wellness through holistic methods. I so appreciate you spending part of your day with me. If you have questions, you can send them to [email protected]. Hey everybody it's Dr. Sam and I'd like to welcome you to my EyeClarity podcast. Before we get to today's show, you can always text me your questions 1-844-932-1291 Or send me an email [email protected]. I've got a couple of great workshops coming up in March in Southern California. I'll be in San Diego March 5, LA March 7, and Santa Barbara March 12 doing my famous masterclass. I'm back doing that again in person. This is a great way to work with me one on one, if you've got an issue that you haven't been able to solve. Register Here. And I'll be doing some book events. As you know, my new book, Vital Vision is coming out the end of February, we're in a pre sale right now. So if you want to order the book, you'll get a discount. And there are also some events happening. You can sign up and we can do an online workshop that's going to be happening in April. Also, you can get some coaching one on one sessions with me if you buy the book, and I'll be doing a gathering in Santa Fe in September. This is gonna be a small group at my geo-dome.