Journal article
Antioxidants and vision health: facts and fiction
Abstract
A number of nutritional supplements containing antioxidants are advertised for better vision health. Do they benefit the average consumer? The literature was examined for the effectiveness of antioxidants for human eye health, and for the intricacies in collection of such evidence. The following diseases were considered: cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, eye infections, and uveitis. …
Authors
Grover AK; Samson SE
Journal
Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, Vol. 388, No. 1-2, pp. 173–183
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
March 2014
DOI
10.1007/s11010-013-1908-z
ISSN
0300-8177