GLAUCOMA STUDIES & CATARACT STUDIES - Vit C & magnesium as a cure

March 6, 2009

NUTRITIONAL EYE RESEARCH SUMMARIES

- Preventing Blindness Through Nutritional Intervention -

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MACULAR DEGENERATION STUDIES

GLAUCOMA STUDIES

DIABETIC EYE STUDIES

CATARACT STUDIES

MYOPIA PREVENTION STUDIES

RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA STUDIES

DISCUSSION & COMMENTS

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MACULAR DEGENERATION STUDIES

1. Significant improvement in visual function was noted in elderly patients who took lutein with and without antioxidants. (Those taking the lutein-antioxidant formula (Ocupower) also had no cardiac or stroke events.) Richer, Stiles, et al. Optometry. 2004 Apr;75(4):216-30

2. Risk of developing advanced macular disease and blindness was reduced significantly by taking antioxidants regularly. After 18 months, those taking antioxidants consistently were 4X less likely to deteriorate than those who didn't, and 2.5X more likely to improve. Arch Ophthalmol 2001 Oct;119(10):1417-36 Olson, et al. J. Cat Refr Surg, Mar 1991 Am J Clin Nutr 1995 Dec;62(6 Suppl):1448S-1461S Snodderly, Am J Clin Nutr 1995;62(6 suppl):1448S-61S (Ed. Note: We believe a more absorbable form of zinc, such as Opti-zinc, would provide better results with a lower dose, since high doses of zinc can cause anemia. Substituting lutein for beta carotene would have improved the results, in our opinion.)

3. Consumption of fruits and vegetables is protective against progression of macular degeneration. Mayo Clin Health Lett. 2006 May;24(5):4 Cho, Seddon, et al Arch Ophthalmol. 2004 Jun;122(6):883-92 (Ed. Note: If you don't consume a minimum of FIVE servings of fruits and vegetables daily, we suggest a supplement which condenses them to capsule form. For more information, read this: Click Here.)

4. Consuming 6 mg of the caroteinoid lutein (w/ it's co-nutrient zeaxanthin) daily (Ed. Note: equiv. to 4-8 ounces of spinach daily, depending on reference) for five months was shown to significantly increase macular pigment density, which protects from harmful blue wavelength light believed to be most responsible for macular degeneration. Landrum, et al. Exp Eye Res 1997 Jul;65(1):57-62

5. High macular pigment density was associated with the retention of youthful visual sensitivity, which suggested that increasing macular pigment may retard age-related declines in visual function. Hammond, et al. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 1997 Aug;38(9):1795-801.