A Flower Plant May Help Protect Eyes in Diabetes
Researchers studied how a plant called Coreopsis tinctoria (also known as plains coreopsis) might help protect the eyes of people with diabetes. Diabetic …
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Can Vitamin D Help Stop Eye Disease from Getting Worse?
Researchers are investigating whether vitamin D supplements might help slow down or stop keratoconus, a condition where the cornea (the clear front part of …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Protect Eyes from Diabetes Damage?
Researchers investigated whether taking vitamin D supplements could help protect the eyes of people with diabetic retinopathy, a serious eye condition caused …
Read MoreNew Clues About a Rare Eye Disease That Damages Vision
Scientists studied mice with a genetic eye disease called Stargardt disease to understand why it damages vision. They found that light exposure, vitamin A …
Read MoreYour Gut Bacteria May Protect Your Eyes From Age-Related Vision Loss
Scientists are discovering that the bacteria living in your digestive system might play a surprising role in protecting your eyesight as you age. A new review …
Read MoreFasting May Help Protect Eyes from Glaucoma Damage
Glaucoma is an eye disease that damages the nerve cells in the retina, often leading to vision loss. Researchers discovered that some glaucoma patients have …
Read MoreNew Delivery Method Helps Your Eyes See Better in the Dark
Scientists created a special way to deliver fucoxanthin, a nutrient from seaweed, directly to your eyes. Fucoxanthin is known to help protect vision, but your …
Read MoreMediterranean Lifestyle May Help Protect Your Eyes as You Age
Researchers followed over 113,000 people from the UK for more than 10 years to see if following a Mediterranean lifestyle could help prevent common eye …
Read MoreFish Oil May Help Protect Eyes in Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers studied whether omega-3 fatty acids (a type of healthy fat) could protect the eyes of mice with Alzheimer's disease. They fed different groups of …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Affect Your Eye Health After 60
Researchers looked at what 1,619 Korean adults over age 60 ate and whether it connected to cataracts—a clouding of the eye lens that makes vision blurry. They …
Read MoreHow Poor Nutrition Affects How Your Eyes React to Light
Researchers studied how malnutrition affects the pupils (the black circles in the center of your eyes) in children. They compared 92 eyes from malnourished …
Read MoreCould Vitamin D Help Stop Eye Inflammation?
Researchers are suggesting that vitamin D might play an important role in preventing recurring eye inflammation, specifically a condition called episcleritis …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Be Linked to Vision Loss in Older Adults
Researchers studied whether vitamin D levels affect age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common eye disease that causes vision loss in older people. They …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin A Deficiency Makes Night Vision Worse
Researchers studied how vitamin A deficiency affects the eyes' ability to see in the dark. They tested five people—three with normal vision and two with eye …
Read MoreRare Eye Disease From Low Vitamin A Still Happens in America
Doctors in the United States found four patients who lost vision because they didn't have enough vitamin A in their bodies. This is surprising because vitamin …
Read MoreEye Problems From New Cancer Drugs: What to Watch For
Doctors are using exciting new medicines to treat ovarian and cervical cancer, but these drugs can sometimes cause eye problems like dry eyes, blurred vision, …
Read MoreWhy More Kids Need Glasses: What Scientists Found About Nearsightedness
Nearsightedness (myopia) is becoming more common worldwide, and scientists are discovering why. This research explains how the eye grows too long, making …
Read MoreCan Palm Oil Help Fix Vitamin A Deficiency?
Researchers tested whether oil from the Attalea phalerata palm fruit could help animals recover from vitamin A deficiency. They compared this natural oil to …
Read MoreHow Extreme Dieting Can Damage Your Eyes: A Warning Sign
A 34-year-old man lost 75 pounds in just 4 months through strict dieting and developed serious eye problems including night blindness and severe dry eyes. …
Read MoreEye Problems May Signal Memory Issues in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers studied 100 people with type 2 diabetes to understand what signs might predict memory problems. Using advanced computer analysis, they discovered …
Read MoreSpecial Folate Supplement May Help Protect Eyes in Diabetic Patients
Researchers studied a special folate supplement called Ocufolin® in 10 people with diabetes who had early eye damage and a specific genetic variation affecting …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Not Affect Eye Health in Non-Diabetics
Researchers looked at data from over 4,000 American adults to see if low vitamin D was connected to eye problems that happen without diabetes. They found that …
Read MoreCould Low Folic Acid Be Linked to Eye Twitching?
Researchers compared vitamin and mineral levels in people with benign essential blepharospasm (a condition causing involuntary eye twitching) to healthy people …
Read MorePurple Berry Extract May Protect Eyes From Light Damage
Researchers found that a natural compound from aronia berries (also called chokeberries) may help protect your eyes from damage caused by too much light …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Protect Your Eyes From Diabetes Damage
A new review of scientific studies shows that what you eat can help protect your eyes if you have diabetes. Researchers found that eating a Mediterranean-style …
Read MoreHow Vitamin A Deficiency Damages Eyes and What Imaging Shows
Researchers studied five patients with vitamin A deficiency, a condition that can damage vision, especially in people with digestive problems like Crohn's …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Damage Blood Vessels in Diabetic Eyes
Researchers studied 150 people with type 2 diabetes to understand if vitamin D levels affect the tiny blood vessels in the eyes. Using special imaging …
Read MoreCan AI Help Predict Who Will Get Worse Keratoconus?
Researchers looked at 10 studies involving nearly 11,000 eyes to see if artificial intelligence could predict which people with keratoconus (a condition where …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Affect Your Tear Film Health
Researchers studied whether vitamin D levels affect the health of tears in your eyes. They compared 34 people with low vitamin D to 34 people with normal …
Read MoreCan What You Eat Help Protect Your Eyes from Glaucoma?
Glaucoma is a serious eye disease that can cause blindness, and it affects millions of people worldwide, including many in Germany. Doctors are often asked by …
Read MoreHow Copper Deficiency Can Damage Your Eyes and Vision
Researchers reviewed medical cases showing that not getting enough copper in your diet can seriously hurt your eyesight. In one dramatic example, a middle-aged …
Read MorePlant Extract May Help Protect Eyes in Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers tested a natural plant extract called sagittaria sagittifolia polysaccharide (SSP) on mice with type 2 diabetes to see if it could prevent eye …
Read MoreVitamin B12 Deficiency May Harm Blood Vessels in Your Eyes
Researchers discovered that not having enough vitamin B12 in your body can change the tiny blood vessels in the back of your eyes, specifically in areas …
Read MoreWhat Causes Retinal Vein Blockages? New Genetic Study Reveals Key Risk Factors
Researchers reviewed 12 studies that used genetic information to understand what causes retinal vein occlusion (RVO)—a serious eye condition that can lead to …
Read MoreCan Vitamins and Supplements Help Your Eyes Stay Healthy?
Researchers reviewed what we know about how nutrition and dietary supplements affect two common eye problems: glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye) and dry …
Read MoreCan B Vitamins Help Protect Your Eyes From Age-Related Vision Loss?
As we age, many people develop a condition called macular degeneration that affects the center of vision and can lead to sight problems. Currently, there's no …
Read MoreWhen You Drink Alcohol With Food, Your Eyes May Stay Clearer
Researchers used genetic data from hundreds of thousands of people to study how eating and drinking habits affect cataracts—a clouding of the eye lens that …
Read MoreWhy Eye Disease Affects Older Adults More in Poor Countries
Scientists studied a common eye disease called AMD that causes blindness in older people around the world. They looked at data from 1990 to 2021 to understand …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Levels May Increase Your Risk of Getting Cataracts
A large study of over 400,000 people in the UK found that those with low vitamin D levels were more likely to develop cataracts - cloudy areas in the eye that …
Read MoreWhat You Eat May Affect Your Eye Blood Vessels 15 Years Later
Scientists followed 398 older women for 15 years to see if their diet affected the tiny blood vessels in their eyes. They found that women who ate fewer …
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