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May 22, 2006
Supplementation may improve vision in some people with dry AMD
OSN BREAKING NEWS
LISBON, Portugal — Regular consumption of high-dose antioxidants seems to offer a visual benefit to some patients with dry age-related macular degeneration, a speaker here said.
The study was a prospective, randomized, 12-month trial of 90 patients with atrophic AMD, Dr. Richer said. Patients were separated into three groups, one receiving 10 mg lutein supplementation alone, a second receiving a lutein formulation with broad-spectrum antioxidants and vitamin supplement called Ocupower, and a third receiving a placebo.
At 12 months, visual improvement was 36% in the lutein group and 43% in the lutein and antioxidants group.
Posted by aman at May 22, 2006 10:23 PM