Free radical or oxidative damage is strongly linked to aged-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in Canada. Therefore, researchers believe that antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, bilberry, lutein and selenium may play a key role in...
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Safeguard against vision loss with lutein
Low levels of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin in the eye increase the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Lutein and zeaxanthin are pigments found specifically in the macula of the eye. Researchers at the University of Utah School of...
Look out for your eyes: lutein
When was the last time you βlookedβ at your diet with respect to how it may be helping or hurting your eyes? Most of us donβt think about vision health until itβs too late, and cataracts or age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are already setting in. However, foods...