Vitamin E and Age-related Macular Degeneration in a Randomized Testing of Women in Rewa M.P

Abstract

Age related macular degeneration, as the term implies, affects adults and accounts for about half of all vision impairment or blind registrations in the developed world. Its prevalence is increasing with the demographic shift towards an ageing society. Recent evidence from large scale population based epidemiological studies confirms that it is also a major cause of sight loss in the developing world, in countries such as India. This study found that certain nutritional supplements could help some people who have a lot of drusen. These supplements may also help people who have lost a lot of vision from AMD.