Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in aging Western societies. Cataracts occur when protein in the eye lens becomes damaged, clouding vision. Two recent studies indicate that lutein, a type of carotenoid, can actually help...
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An Eye for Antioxidants: Leafy greens supply vision-protecting nutrients
A new study from Ohio State University provides the first laboratory evidence that certain antioxidants found in dark leafy green vegetables can indeed help prevent cataracts. Results from experiments on human lens cells showed that lutein and zeaxanthin, antioxidants...
Help for Cataracts: Lutein supplements prove beneficial yet again
Lutein is a naturally occurring plant pigment found in a number of plant foods, including corn, spinach, kale, romaine lettuce, peas, leeks and collard greens. When we ingest lutein, whether through foods or supplements, it concentrates in a section of the eye called...
Help for Glaucoma: Ginkgo extract found helpful in study
Ginkgo biloba extract can partially restore visual field losses in people with normal tension glaucoma, according to a new study. In glaucoma, deterioration of the optic nerve results in a diminished field of vision that can eventually lead to blindness. High pressure...
Carrots good β vitamins better!
Study finds antioxidant vitamins prevent age-related vision problems: Antioxidant vitamins such as vitamin E may protect the eyes against cataracts and age-related macular degeneration, according to a new special health report from Harvard Medical School. There's some...
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...
Prevent cataracts one day at a time
Cataracts are a result of degenerative changes in the lens of the eye, often brought on by aging, diabetes or eye injuries. Though painless, cataracts cause a distinct thickening or βcloudinessβ of the pupil making it unable to focus or admit light properly. Left...
Peak Vision: Top picks for eye health
Weβd all hope to see the faces of our grandchildrenβor even great grandchildrenβclearly, and not through a haze of blurred vision. But will we? Cataracts, a βcloudingβ of the eye lenses, afflict half of all people over 50 and three-quarters of those over 75. Macular...