Eat your way to good eyesight.

• Position: Vision - Nutrition research - Brief Article

People with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the country's most-common cause of vision loss, can live full, satisfying lives with professional guidance, the use of appropriate adaptive and low-vision devices, and by practicing an ongoing wellness program, including proper diet and exercise, maintains Bruce Rosenthal, Chief of Low Vision Programs, Lighthouse International, and chairman of the AMD Alliance International. He offers the following practical nutritional recommendations to help decrease your risk of AMD:

* A dietary supplement containing high doses of the antioxidant vitamins C, E, beta-carotene, and zinc provides the first effective treatment for slowing the disease's progression.

* Stop smoking. Smoke restricts blood flow throughout the body and interferes with the eye's ability to cleanse waste matter. Smokers have a 50% greater risk of developing...