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"Every man knows that BEER leads to vision loss.” "And that’s a fact. Give some guys several beers and watch what they try to hit on" That's the problem when we put on our "beer goggles!" On another note, here are the results and conclusion from the actual article: Results. Compared with participants whose cumulatively updated total caffeine consumption was <125 mg/day, participants who consumed ≥500 mg/day had a trend toward increased risk of EG/EGS that was not statistically significant (RR = 1.43; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.98–2.08); P trend = 0.06). Compared to abstainers, those who drank ≥3 cups of caffeinated coffee daily were at increased risk of EG/EGS (RR = 1.66; 95% CI, 1.09–2.54; P trend = 0.02). These results were not materially altered after adjustment for total fluid intake. Associations were stronger among women with a family history of glaucoma (P interaction = 0.06 for coffee; P interaction = 0.03 for caffeine). We did not find associations with consumption of other caffeinated products (caffeinated soda, caffeinated tea, decaffeinated coffee or chocolate) and risk of EG/EGS (P trend ≥0.31). Conclusions. We observed a positive association between heavier coffee consumption with risk of EG/EGS in this large prospective study.

Sorry. It reformatted during posting.

“P interaction = 0.06 for coffee; P interaction = 0.03 for caffeine”

Maybe the problem is not the caffeine.

My experience is that the tannins in the dark roasts enlarge my prostrate after about three days of 3 cups per day. When I stop, the problem goes away. I tried decaf dark roast and it did not reduce.

I’ve loved coffee since a very young child when my parents would give me the empty eight o’clock coffee bag after they dumped the fresh ground coffee into the canister on the counter. I would place the bag over my mouth and breathe the wonderful aroma. It was heaven. Been addicted ever since!