Nutrition

Ocular nutrition: the right amount of essential nutrients to help maintaining eye vision

Ocular nutrition refers to the optimal supply of essential nutrients to support eye vision, including antioxidants, vitamins A, C, E, minerals and omega-3 fatty acids. These nutrients can help to prevent age-related eye disorders such as macular degeneration and cataracts, while promoting optimal ocular function¹.

The importance of eye nutrition

Ocular nutrition is a key lifestyle element in the preservation of optimal long-term vision¹.

Ocular nutrition is crucial to maintaining optimal vision.

It encompasses the strategic provision of essential nutrients, including antioxidants, vitamins A, C and E, minerals and omega-3 fatty acids.

These nutrients can help to reduce the progression of age-related eye disorders, including macular degeneration and cataracts¹⁻². Antioxidants act as protective shields, limiting oxidative damage and thus helping to preserve the retina³.
Vitamins, meanwhile, support the health of ocular tissues, strengthening resistance to degenerative conditions.
Omega-3 fatty acids promote protection against the oxidative, inflammatory and vasogenic processes that play a key role in the development of degenerative disease such as AMD⁴.

A balanced diet rich in these specific nutrients can help to reduce the relative risk of progression of eye disorders. What's more, the judicious integration of dietary supplements, rich in these essential nutrients, can be a beneficial complementary approach to optimizing ocular nutrition and help to slow the progression of age-related eye disorders such as macular degeneration.

Ocular nutrition, an ally against AMD

Ocular nutrition can help in the management of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), a degenerative condition of the retina that impairs central vision.

AMD is characterized by deterioration of the macula, a small area of the retina responsible for detailed vision.

Essential nutrients such as antioxidants, vitamins A, C and E, minerals and omega-3 fatty acids are important in helping to prevent this disease. These nutrients help protect the retina from oxidative damage, contributing to reduce the risk of developing or progressing AMD.

By adopting a balanced diet and incorporating supplements rich in these nutrients, it is important to know that we can actively support the health of the macula and promote long-term vision, thus offering a preventive approach to AMD management.²

AMD, what can be done?

The treatment and management of Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) revolves around a variety of approaches aimed at slowing the progression of this degenerative eye condition.

Intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF drugs are often an essential pillar in inhibiting the growth of abnormal blood vessels in the retina².

At the same time, specific dietary supplements, rich in antioxidants such as lutein and zeaxanthin, as well as vitamins A, C, E and zinc, are recommended to boost retinal health¹⁻⁵.

Managing risk factors, such as controlling blood pressure² and stopping smoking, also plays a significant role in management⁶. Regular follow-up by an ophthalmologist enables the treatment plan to be adjusted as the disease progresses, helping to optimize patients' quality of life and preserve their functional vision as far as possible.

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