[Vitamins and antioxidants in age-related macular degeneration].

Nutritional effect of micronutrients (vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids) on age-related macular degeneration

Primary prevention of age related macular degeneration Current evidence does not support a protective role for dietary antioxidant vitamins

Primary prevention of age related macular degeneration Current evidence does not support a protective role for dietary antioxidant vitamins

Effect of antioxidants on ocular blood flow and endothelial function in an endotoxin-induced inflammatory model in humans

Background Oxidative stress, which refers to cellular damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS), has been implicated in many disease processes. The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) showed that daily intake of a combination of the antioxidants beta carotene, vitamins C and E, zinc and copper may retard the progression of age related macular degeneration by reducing ROS [1]. We investig...

Recent developments in the management of dry age-related macular degeneration

Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), also called geographic atrophy, is characterized by the atrophy of outer retinal layers and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells. Dry AMD accounts for 80% of all intermediate and advanced forms of the disease. Although vision loss is mainly due to the neovascular form (75%), dry AMD remains a challenge for ophthalmologists because of the lack of eff...