Vitamin E Treatment of Macular Degeneration Is New Preventive Measure: Johns Hopkins University

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There also appears to be a relationship between excessive intake of Vitamin

B2 (Riboflavin), and increased susceptibility to macular degeneration.

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Vitamin E Treatment of Macular

Degeneration Is New Preventive Measure: Johns Hopkins University

 

 

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> WASHINGTON, Jan 23, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Supplementation

containing Vitamin E " provides an exciting preventive measure " for

age-related macular degeneration, a professor of ophthalmology at Johns

Hopkins University has concluded after taking part in a major ongoing

research effort.

> " There are no other proven options for early intervention, " Dr. Susan

Bressler says in the coming February edition of the Johns Hopkins medical

letter, Health After 50.

> Vitamin E intake of 400 milligrams, together with Vitamin C, beta

carotene, and small amounts of zinc and copper oxides, reduces the

likelihood of disease progression by 25 percent in patients with

intermediate age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, the research has

determined.

> " Supplementation with this formulation also reduced the risk of vision

loss by 19 percent over five years in these patients, " the Johns Hopkins

publication reported.

> Until now, there has been no proven treatment to slow the progression of

disease and possible vision loss in people with dry AMD, the most common

form of the condition, Dr. Bressler said.

> Major clinical trials of the Vitamin E and other supplementation started

two years ago, and a follow-up report was published recently in the Archives

of Ophthalmology. Researchers concluded in the report that " if every

American with intermediate AMD took these vitamins and minerals, more than

300,000 people could avoid AMD-associated vision loss over the next five

years. "

> More than 1.6 million Americans over age 60 have age-related macular

degeneration, which is the most common cause of visual impairment and

blindness in the U.S.

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