Curcumin in Turmeric as Treatment for Eye Inflammation

AbstractThe research wants to find out if curcumin in turmeric is effective in treating inflammations of the eye. Theresearch also aims to determine if curcumin is an irritant. To answer these questions, curcumin wasextracted and eyedrops were made to be tested on animal models of eye inflammation. Results show thatsigns of inflammation was alleviated with the use of the eyedrops made from curcumin. The study alsofound out that curcumin is practically non-irritative. The study shows the potential use of curcumin as anophthalmic drop, capable of eliminating eye inflammations.