Yagi et al.(41) proposed that increased levels of lipid peroxides in
blood may be a direct cause of cataractogenesis. Koga et al.
(42) showed that HEMF and HDMF exhibit a high suppressive
effect on lipid peroxidation in human plasma. The inhibition
of spontaneous cataract formation by HDMF and
HEMF is suggested to have been caused by their antioxidative
activity against lipid