Ophthalmologist

As we age, our eye muscles may develop cataracts (clouding of the lenses) or macular degeneration (thinning at the center of the eye's inner lining that can bring about loss of central vision). Both conditions can be caused by genetics, hypertension, smoking, a high fat diet, or damage from sunlight. The most important thing to do for prevention is give your eyes

A study tracking the effects of long-term vitamin C supplementation finds that women who took the antioxidant vitamin for at least 10 years significantly lowered their risk of developing cataracts.

Oxidative stress, particularly ultraviolet light exposure, seems to play a central role in cataract development. Higher intakes of antioxidant vitamins C and E and carotenoids, however, can lower this common cataract risk, according to

Many elderly people in the United States suffer severe loss of vision and sometimes even blindness because of macular degeneration, a disease that affects the retina. Its cause remains unknown, but scientists think frequent exposure to sunlight and smoking may be involved.

Macular degeneration occurs when the cells of the macula (the central portion of the retina) become damaged and stop functioning. The macula enables us to

Vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, lutein and zinc stave off severe vision loss.

It's been said that the eyes are the first to go. As each of us gets older, the faculty that most notably deteriorates is our vision. One optical problem receiving increasing attention today is "macular degeneration," an eye disease affecting the central part of the retina.¹ Macular degeneration is the leading Read More