Vision Loss
There is an element of truth to the notion that age-related processes can affect our eyesight. The good news is that identifying and treating these processes can often result in the preservation or restoration of excellent vision
for an entire lifetime.The National Institutes of Health has announced a nationwide study to see if a modified combination of vitamins, minerals, and fish oil can further slow the progression of vision loss from AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration), the leading cause of vision loss in the United States for people over age 60. High-dose antioxidant vitamins and minerals (vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, zinc, and copper), taken by mouth, reduced the risk of progression to advanced AMD by 25 percent.
More than 80 per cent of vision loss is caused by the following *conditions: *AMD is a degeneration of the central part of the retina. About a quarter of people who live into their 90s will eventually lose vision from this condition. *Cataract, a clouding of the clear lens of the eye. *Diabetic eye disease, when tiny bloody vessels inside the retina at the back of the eye are damaged. *Refractive error, which mean that an image is not focused properly on to the retina, the light-sensitive tissue in the back of the eye. *Glaucoma, a group of eye diseases that slowly destroy the optic nerve.
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