How coffee can save your sight: Chemical in the drink prevents degeneration of the retina due to glaucoma, ageing or diabetes

• Researchers made discovery when looking at coffee's antioxidant effects
• Coffee contains 7-9 per cent chlorogenic acid which is strong antioxidant

A daily cup of coffee can save your eyesight, scientists claim.

A chemical found in the drink prevents deteriorating eyesight and possible blindness from retinal degeneration due to glaucoma, ageing and diabetes. Researchers at Cornell University in New York were looking at coffee's antioxidant effects when they made the discovery. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2622866/How-coffee-save-sight-Chemical-drink-prevents-degeneration-retina-glaucoma-ageing-diabetes.html