By Max Brazell


People cannot escape the effects of aging. Overtime, the body will show signs of degeneration from the skin to different organs of the body. An organ that is going to be greatly affected would be a person's eyes. Most elderly will experience problems with their eyes as their age will progress. To address this, studies such as AREDS II have been conducted.

AREDS II is an abbreviation that stands for Age Related Disease Study 2. It is a follow up study to a research of the same name. Its objective is to study the effectiveness of using vitamin supplements for eye problems. The study is important for it can help do something about loss of vision among the elderly.

One of the main objective of the study is to find a way to treat or to slow down AMD. AMD is short for age-related macular degeneration. In this condition, the macula would would start to degenerate as a person will grow older. It is one of the leading causes of vision loss among people who are 65 years old and older.

This study can also be used to deal with other kinds of eye problems. One these problems would be cataract. When you have cataract, your vision would be obstructed because of the process of cloudy substance on your lens.

In this study, researchers are focused on determining how certain vision vitamins can affect those who are prone to develop AMD or old people who already have a vision problem. They study the effects that doses of vitamins E and C can have on these people. They also use lutein, beta carotene, zeaxanthin, Omega 3, copper, and zinc.

The nutrients that were mentioned can be derived from certain plants except for Omega 3, which is found in fish like salmon. For example, beta carotene is abundant in plants and vegetables especially the bright colored ones. Zeaxanthin and lutein can easily be found in spinach and other green vegetables.

By doing the study, scientists can get more knowledge as to how use the substances can be used. This allows them to make different eye supplements that can be used by many people. The supplements make it easier for people to the right amount of vision vitamins they need.

AREDS II can benefit different kinds of people. The result of this study is something that can help millions of seniors all over the world. This will also help young individuals to do something about their vision while they are still yet to experience aging.




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