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HealthDay (8/20, Thompson) reported that “ultraviolet, or UV, rays can cause significant damage to unprotected eyes, resulting in a number of illnesses and disorders that can rob people of their sight.” Over the long term, UV exposure can play a role in the development of cataracts, macular degeneration, and even cancer. [...]

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/26, Black) reports “a diet rich in all the things that are known to be good for your health also can protect against vision-stealing cataracts,” according to a study in the Archives of Ophthalmology. A University of Wisconsin-Madison “survey of more than 1,800 women,” found that [...]

 The UK’s Daily Mail (7/24, Hope) reports that, according to a study “to appear in the American Journal of Pathology next month,” foods “containing omega 3 and fish oils may help prevent” age-related macular degeneration (AMD), “the most common cause of blindness in old age.” For the study, researchers at the National Eye Institute “fed [...]

HealthDay (3/3, McKeever) reported that, according to a study published in the March 4 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, “when macular degeneration causes one to start losing…sight, the affected neurons simply start seeking visual input from other, non-affected parts of the eye.” Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology “found [...]

USA Today (2/24, Marcus) reports that, according to a study published Feb. 23 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, “taking B vitamins could lower the risk for” age-related macular degeneration (AMD), “a leading cause of blindness in older Americans.” For the study, William Christen, Sc.D., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, [...]

Prevent Blindness America Offers Public Free Educational Materials on Age-related Macular Degeneration
Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) currently affects the vision of more than 2 million Americans, ages 50 and older. AMD is a progressive disease that diminishes central vision and if left untreated, can result in severe vision loss and even blindness.
But despite the severe [...]

Writing in the Los Angeles Times (2/10) Booster Shots blog, Jeannine Stein observed that, according to two studies published in the Jan. issue of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, “vigorous exercise…may help prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts.” Both “studies looked at data from almost eight years of follow-up from the National Runners’ Health [...]

The American Chronicle /EmPower Research (9/30, Ravikiran) provided an overview of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), including its causes, types, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments. AMD is the “major cause of blindness in the elderly. Loss of vision in AMD is a result of degeneration of rods and cones in the macular region of the central retina, [...]

The Dallas Morning News (9/28, Churnin) reported that certain foods “can turn back the clock,” according to dietitian Karen Ansel, R.D. For example, spinach, which is “loaded with Vitamin K,” can help “improve bone density and lower the risk of hip fracture.” In addition, “it’s the No. 1 source of zeaxanthin and lutein, nutrients that [...]

The Irish Independent (9/22, Leonard) reported that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is “a condition affecting the central part of the retina at the back of the eye.” AMD “affects one in 10 people over the age of 50, and is the leading cause of blindness in the Western world.” Dara Kilmartin, consultant ophthalmic surgeon at [...]