Macular degeneration and glaucoma among the top areas Americans have the most misunderstanding according to the American Optometric Association
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ — It’s a fact of life that eyes change with age, and baby boomers – Americans born between 1946 and 1964 – are at the stage when many are affected by vision [...]
DENVER, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Researchers are seeing more benefits of omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3s), such as their ability to help prevent and slow age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that is the leading cause of severe vision loss in older people. Fish consumption also seems to benefit seniors by thwarting dementia and [...]
ScienceDaily (May 15, 2009) — Regularly eating fish, nuts, olive oil and other foods containing omega-three fatty acids and avoiding trans fats appears to be associated with a lower risk for the eye disease age-related macular degeneration, according to two new reports.
Read the full article at: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511164235.htm
By Gina White; updates by Gary Heiting, OD;
reviewed by Charles Slonim, MD
You may find it hard to believe that fat is essential to your health, but it’s true. Without fat, our bodies can’t function properly. And without the proper kinds of fats in our diet, our eye health also may suffer.
Fatty acids are the “building [...]
