A blend of chokeberry, honeysuckle berry and bilberry extract improved near vision in people with age-related farsightedness, according to a team of Polish researchers.
Astaxanthin supplementation has been found to reduce visual display terminal (VDT) work-induced visual stress in people aged over 40, according to a new Japan trial sponsored by supplier BGG Japan.
A taurine-based food supplement might halt progression of an eye disease and address a cardiac condition by compensating for the amino acid’s deficiency as a result of a gene mutation.
Resveratrol and its metabolites have been detected in the eye after oral administration, signifying its ability to cross protective barriers and reinforce its potential benefit to vision conditions.
Commercial lutein and zeaxanthin supplements for eye health may contain undeclared meso-zeaxathin, say researchers from Ireland, which may challenge a long-held hypothesis in the eye health sector.
Daily supplements of lutein may improve vision and help with tasks such as driving at night, say data from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Supplements of zeaxanthin may increase the macula pigment optical density (MPOD) as much as lutein, and boost the functioning of cones in retina, says a new study.
Green tea catechins could help protect against glaucoma and other eye diseases, according to a new research which found that the ingredients travel from the digestive system into the tissues of the eyes.
Oxygenated carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin, supplied from the diet benefit eye health, according to a new study published in the Institute of Food Technologists’ Journal of Food Science.
Lutein and zeaxanthin, carotenoids found in dark leafy green
vegetables, were nearly 10 times more powerful than the antioxidant
vitamin E in protecting human eye cells from UV-induced damage,
report US researchers.
Taking supplements of the omega-3 fatty acid DHA in combination
with vitamin A can initially slow the progression of the eye
disease retinitis pigmentosa, report researchers, but for those
already on vitamin A therapy, adding DHA...
