Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42072148›Full record

ReviewAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Review of Therapeutic Potential of Coenzyme Q10 in Ophthalmology: Focus on Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma, and Retinitis Pigmentosa.

Michał Wiciński, Anna Fajkiel-Madajczyk, Zuzanna Kurant, Łukasz Rzepiński, Maciej Słupski

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Michał WicińskiDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, M. Curie Skłodowskiej 9, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Anna Fajkiel-MadajczykDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, M. Curie Skłodowskiej 9, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Zuzanna KurantDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, M. Curie Skłodowskiej 9, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Łukasz RzepińskiDepartment of Neurology, 10th Military Research Hospital and Polyclinic, 85-681 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2995-6148
Maciej SłupskiDepartment of Hepatobiliary and General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University, M. Curie Skłodowskiej 9, 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), a natural antioxidant produced by the human body, has strong anti-inflammatory properties, reduces oxidative stress, and improves mitochondrial function. It is also known for its strong neuroprotective effects. With age, endogenously produced CoQ10 levels decline, contributing to the development of chronic diseases, including eye disorders. Irreversible ocular diseases that result in blindness present a significant challenge in contemporary medicine, as no fully effective cure exists; current treatments primarily aim to decelerate disease progression, manage symptoms, and preserve residual vision. Our study reviews research on the use of CoQ10 in eye diseases like age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinitis pigmentosa (RP), and glaucoma, which can cause permanent vision loss and are linked to oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. This article explores whether CoQ10 can be a safe and effective addition to treatment for these conditions. We also outline directions for future research and explain how CoQ10 functions in the studies discussed in this review.

Indexed as

AMDcoenzyme Q10CoQ10glaucomaophthalmologyRP

Identifiers

PMID42072148
PMCPMC13112934

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.