Posted in eye disease, nutrition on Jul 16th, 2007
Now you have one more reason to stay off high sugar-content foods: they have been discovered to increase the chances of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - the number one cause of vision loss in USA.
Specifically it’s the simple sugars, such as those found in refined white rice, which are easily digested and absorbed into the […]
Posted in eye disease, nutrition on Jul 12th, 2007
A 68 year-old pensioner in UK is forced to pay for hugely expensive treatments for his wife’s eye problems because the national health insurance has refused his application.
The treatment for her wet macular degeneration costs a stunning 800 pounds (US$1,600) a pop. It could cost as much as US$2,000 in other countries.
He is obviously unlucky. […]
Posted in nutrition on Jul 10th, 2007
Doctors are about to begin testing whether fish oils could prevent a disease that strikes about 16,000 premature infants in USA a year, and blinds hundreds.
The numbers are not that great but the consequences are serious. Preventing the disease called retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a major goal, because there’s no sure way to save […]