Feast your Eyes: Diet and Nutrition for Optimal Eye Health

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Feast your Eyes: Diet and Nutrition for Optimal Eye Health is written by Arunkumar Ranganathan and published by Frontiers Media SA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 2832562485 (ISBN 10) and 9782832562482 (ISBN 13).

Despite extensive research into the role of nutrition and diet for human health, the potential impact of what we eat on what we see, is often overlooked. Yet, living and working later into life, the frequency of eye diseases and age-related ocular conditions is on the rise. This includes cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), all of which are some of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. Furthermore, with growing cases of diabetes and obesity, retinal damage caused by diabetic retinopathy is becoming an increasingly global problem. Such conditions are multifactorial and complex. Nevertheless, studies have demonstrated a clear involvement of oxidative stress and free-radical damage as causative to these conditions. Various nutrients have therefore been investigated for their potential preventative and therapeutic applications in the protection of retinal cells and overall eye health. Dietary antioxidants – such as vitamin E, the carotenoids beta-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin, and retinoids – play a crucial role in protecting the eyes from UV sunlight damage and are linked with reduced risk of cataracts and AMD. Other nutrients such as zinc, iron, selenium, omega 3 fatty acids, and vitamin C have also been implicated in eye health, with the latter of particular interest in glaucoma prevention and treatment.