Nutrition News

ATLANTA – U.S. citizens are eating more carbohydrates, fats and proteins, which results in increased inflammation, specifically, obesity, diabetes, risk of age-related macular degeneration, cataracts and retinopathy, according to a speaker here at SECO.

PHOENIX — Vitamin B12 malabsorption following gastric bypass surgery can cause bilateral optic atrophy, according to a poster presentation here at Academy 2012.

PHOENIX – Researchers who studied the effects of omega-3s found that supplementation improved comfort with and without contact lens wear.

PHOENIX – A speaker here at the joint meeting of the Ocular Nutrition Society and the Optometric Retina Society, held prior to Academy 2012, urged attendees to consider nutrients and genetic factors in age-related macular degeneration.

The Ocular Nutrition Society issued a statement concerning American’s lack of eye health education, calling for the development of guidelines on nutrition and eye health.

Dr. Michael Silverman responded (“Smokers will heed no advice from ODs,” January 2012, page 7) to the article about smoking cessation (“Optometrists can play a major role in helping patients quit smoking,” October 2011, pages 1, 12 and 14) by citing numerous examples of his patients who have flaunted reason in the service of maintaining their nicotine addiction. Dr. Silverman states that he thinks “the sale of cigarettes should be banned.”

LAS VEGAS — "If you want to lower inflammation in the body, you don't necessarily need to take a drug to do that," Stuart Richer, OD, PhD, FAAO, told attendees here at Vision Expo and Conference.

SALT LAKE CITY — Clinicians who prescribe supplements to their patients should be aware of potential side effects, contraindications and dangers of overdosing, according to a speaker here at Optometry's Meeting.

ATLANTA – AmeriSciences announced the launch of OS2, a supplement “developed to incorporate the latest research on age-related macular degeneration, dry eye syndrome and diabetic retinopathy,” said Steve Fertig during a SECO press conference.

BERLIN — A study examining a link between dietary factors and IOP found that higher polyunsaturated fatty acids and fiber consumption were linked to lower IOP in schoolchildren.