Published on Friday, February 10, 2012

Vitamin D Could Reduce Aging Effects on Eyes and Vision

Vitamin D Could Reduce Aging Effects on Eyes and Vision

According to British researchers, vitamin D could reduce the effects of aging on the eyes and vision.

The research team from the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London has discovered that vitamin D reduces the effects of aging in mouse eyes and significantly improves the vision of older mice. Vitamin D supplements could become a simple and effective way to combat age-related eye diseases.

Published in the journal Neurobiology of Ageing, the research findings show that after six weeks of following a vitamin D-rich diet, the number of macrophage cells, which are potentially damaging for the eye, were considerably reduced in the eyes of the mice. Researchers also observed a considerable reduction in the amount of deposits of amyloid beta, a toxic molecule that accumulates with age. Vitamin D would therefore combat two phenomena that lead to the development of age-related eye diseases.

“Researchers need to run full clinical trials in humans before we can say confidently that older people should start taking vitamin D supplements, but there is growing evidence that many of us in the Western world are deficient in vitamin D and this could be having significant health implications.”

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240393.php  

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