Nutrition News

Supplementation with macular carotenoids in two formulations, containing and not containing mesozeaxanthin, in combination with coantioxidants, showed efficacy in improving vision in patients with nonadvanced age-related macular degeneration.

Speakers at the Brain and Ocular Nutrition Conference in Cambridge, England, presented a wealth of research supporting a link between carotenoid intake and improvement in cognition and reduced incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with a significantly reduced risk of age-related macular degeneration, according to a study published in Ophthalmology.

In “Nutrition conference speakers stress importance of carotenoids” in the December 2018 issue of Primary Care Optometry News, pages 1 and 15, this sentence should have read: He measured MPOD with the Macular Densitometer (developed by Billy R. Wooten, PhD, from Brown University) and CST by using a rapid assessment variation of the Pelli-Robson chart on an LCD screen, he said.

The importance of macular pigment was a common theme at the Brain and Ocular Nutrition Conference, formerly the Macular Carotenoid Conference, held in Cambridge, England.

SAN ANTONIO – Decreasing the resistance of ocular blood flow around the optic nerve in patients with glaucoma may benefit patients long-term, Nate Lighthizer, OD, said here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

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EyePromise announced that it has appointed Andreas Wolf as president and Peggy Stohr as CFO.

EyePromise announced that macular pigment optical density measurement by heterochromatic flicker photometry has earned a Category III CPT code from the American Medical Association.

DENVER – Here at Optometry’s Meeting, Ben Gaddie, OD, shared the results of a study that showed that the Optic Nerve Formula (ScienceBased Health) improved ocular blood flow in almost all measures.