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Diet and supplements as a supportive treatment for age-related macular degeneration
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Affiliations- Department of General Ophthalmology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
- Department of Diagnostic and Microsurgery of Glaucoma, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
- Department of Biophysics, Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland
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Abstract
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness in developed countries. It is estimated that about 196 million people worldwide suffer from AMD. So far, despite many studies, no causative treatment that can be used large scale has been discovered. In order to slow down, the progression of the disease, a change of the modifiable risk factors such as diet and prophylaxis in the form of nutritional supplements are recommended.
The purpose of this work is to present types of supplementation and draw attention to the proper diet containing products rich in substances such as lutein and zeaxanthin protecting the eye against the rapid progression of dry AMD.
Abstract
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness in developed countries. It is estimated that about 196 million people worldwide suffer from AMD. So far, despite many studies, no causative treatment that can be used large scale has been discovered. In order to slow down, the progression of the disease, a change of the modifiable risk factors such as diet and prophylaxis in the form of nutritional supplements are recommended.
The purpose of this work is to present types of supplementation and draw attention to the proper diet containing products rich in substances such as lutein and zeaxanthin protecting the eye against the rapid progression of dry AMD.
Keywords
AMD; dietary supplements; carotenoids; xanthophylls; lutein, zeaxanthin
About this articleTitle
Diet and supplements as a supportive treatment for age-related macular degeneration
Journal
Issue
Vol 5 (2020): Continuous Publishing
Article type
Review paper
Pages
100-105
Published online
2020-09-18
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Bibliographic record
Ophthalmol J 2020;5:100-105.
Keywords
AMD
dietary supplements
carotenoids
xanthophylls
lutein
zeaxanthin
Authors
Jan Ostrowski
Karolina Kątska-Ostrowska
Wieslaw Gruszecki
Robert Rejdak
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