Nutrition News

Since I’m just back from 4 long days in Las Vegas at Vision Expo West, I thought it would be appropriate to report on some of my observations. Yes, the typical party atmosphere was abounding, and I had my share of fun but also spent long days at the booth for the Ocular Nutrition Society.

Vitamin Science Inc. announced in a press release the availability of the eye health supplement, Dry Eye Relief TG-1000.

“Randomized clinical trials are very good for testing drugs, but when we’re talking about individual foods or dietary patterns, the way these studies are conducted are not a gold standard,” Jeffrey Blumberg, PhD FASN, FACN, CNS, said at the Ocular Nutrition Society symposium, held during Vision Expo East this spring.

The combination of omega-3 supplements and anti-VEGF treatment lowered vitreous vascular endothelial growth factor A levels in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology.

Even while on vacation (visiting my son in Kauai), I try to get caught up on some educational reading.

Patients with glaucoma read less and have a lesser reading ability, according to a study recently published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science.

Alphaeon Corp. announced it has acquired Physician Recommended Nutriceuticals in a transaction worth up to $55 million.

There has been some recent controversy about supplementing with zinc and age-related macular degeneration.

If you’ve ever attended any of my lectures, you know that I come down hard on coffee for several reasons. However, if you listened carefully you heard that there are benefits to coffee – in limited quantities and under the right circumstances. Typically, I recommend decaf coffee with no cream or sugar.

I received a comment on my last blog regarding the study linking omega-3 fish oil and prostate cancer. There have been several responses to this published study, and I think this warrants yet another review.