Doctor, What Vitamins Should I Take for My Eyes?

Abstract

oday, more than ever, ophthalmologists are being asked to answer patients' questions about vitamin supplements and nutrition. The importance of diet and eye health is not new. The need to obtain adequate vitamin A to prevent xerophthalmia and nightblindness, particularly where malnutrition is rampant, has been known for decades (reviewed by Underwood and Arthur 1). More recently, interest has been directed at whether nutritional supplements might prevent loss of vision caused by degenerative conditions that become more common as we age, such as cataract and macular degeneration.

<p>Effects of short-term oral vitamin A supplementation on the ocular tear film in patients with dry eye</p>

“…For example, vitamin A can prevent night blindness, exophthalmia, and dry eye. 39,40 In developing countries, vitamin A deficiency is the main cause for blindness among children. 41 Therefore, in the present study, we examined the effects of short-term oral vitamin A supplementation on the ocular tear film in patients with dry eye in order to increase awareness about the importance of vitamin A for this patient population.…”

The state of the reticulated and vascular eye membranes of rabbit with diabetes mellitus, modeled by Dithi-zone. Information 2. Antioxidant enzymes and su¬peroxide oxygen

“…Âìåñòå ñ òåì óñòàíîâëåíî, ÷òî íàèâûñøàÿ êîíöåíòðàöèÿ öèíêà â îðãàíèçìå ÷åëîâåêà èìååòñÿ èìåííî â ãëàçó, îñîáåííî â åãî ïèãìåíòèðîâàííûõ ñòðóêòóðàõ [40,43]. Ñåò÷àòêà è ñîñóäèñòaÿ îáîëî÷êà ñîäåðaeàò ìíîãî öèíêà, ïðè÷åì åãî êîíöåíòðàöèÿ óáûâàåò â ðÿäó: ñîñóäèñòàÿ îáîëî÷êà > ïèãìåíòíûé ýïèòåëèé ñåò÷àòêè > íåéðîðåòèíà [57].…”