Tag: Vitamins

  • Macular degeneration and ocular nutrition

    Macular degeneration and ocular nutrition

    Nutrition and the eye In 2001, a large clinical trial was undertaken called the “Age-Related Eye Disease Study” (AREDS). This found that high levels of anti-oxidants and zinc significantly reduced the risk of Age related macular degeneration (AMD) and it’s associated vision loss. Specially prepared vitamin and nutrient supplements (using the AREDS formula, or very…