The powerful antioxidant effects of plant fruits, flowers, and leaves help to improve retinal damage and support the relief of visual fatigue
Hao Duan,
Diandian Wang,
Yue Zheng,
Yaxi Zhou,
Wenjie Yan
Affiliations
Hao Duan
College of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functional Food, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China
Diandian Wang
College of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functional Food, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China
Yue Zheng
College of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functional Food, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China; College of Food Science and Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
Yaxi Zhou
College of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functional Food, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China
Wenjie Yan
College of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Functional Food, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China; Corresponding author. College of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China.
With the popularization of electronic products, visual fatigue is inevitably frequent. The causes of visual fatigue are varied, but from the perspective of physiological mechanisms, it is mainly closely related to retinal function or structural damage, especially the light source from various mobile devices and office equipments nowadays, which induces oxidative stress damage in the retina and exacerbates the degree of visual fatigue, resulting in the inability to use the eyes for a long period of time, pain in the eyes and periorbital area, blurred vision, dry eyes, tearing, and other discomforts. Food ingredients derived from natural plants have greater application in relieving visual fatigue. Therefore, this paper presents a detailed compilation of six plants that are widely used for their visual fatigue-relieving function, in the hope of providing more raw material choices for the development of products with visual fatigue-relieving functions in the future.
