Supplement May Slow Sight Loss in Elderly

Sunday June 21, 2009

An antioxidant supplement may slow down sight loss in elderly people. A five-year research program has found the supplement may help those affected by the leading cause of blindness in the Western World. Professor Usha Chakravarthy, from Queen's Centre of Vision and Vascular Science (CVVS), and researchers looked at nutritional supplements for patients with early age-related macular (AMD) degeneration and found they helped sharpen vision.

The supplement used in the study is called CARMA (Caroteneoids and Co-antioxidants in Age-related Maculopathy) and contains the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, and vitamins C,E and Zinc.

_{Source: Queen's University Belfast. New Supplement May Help Slow Sight Loss In Elderly. Medical news Today, 19 Jun 2009.}

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