What Doctors Don't Tell YouThe best treatment is prevention. To make sure you don’t develop AMD . . .
* Supplement, especially with antioxidants (Arch Ophthalmol, 1994; 112: 222-7). A large multicentre clinical trial, sponsored by the US National Eye Institute,
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) refers to the slow deterioration of the cells in the macula, a tiny yellowish area near the centre of the retina, which contains light-sensitive cells that send visual signals to the brain.
Everywhere I look in medicine these days, I am seeing improbable connections.
In our cover story this month, we’ve discovered that macular degeneration tends to be present in people with heart problems,
MACULAR DEGENERATION: A drug-free therapy
Researchers at the University of California have found that vitamin D3 - available as a supplement - has a protective effect only at levels of 1000 IU (international units) a day. The UK government’s recommended safe upper limit dose is just 400...
Of all the illnesses of the aging eye - including glaucoma and cataracts - Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the only one that is sharply on the rise. But what medicine has seldom explored is the role of diet in the development of this...
