[Health-From-Nature] GLAUCOMA STUDIES & CATARACT STUDIES - Vit C & magnesium as a cure

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> NUTRITIONAL EYE RESEARCH SUMMARIES

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> MACULAR DEGENERATION STUDIES

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> 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.

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