Vision & Sight
Get All The Benefits of Sunshine… Without The Risks: 07.06.10
By VRP Staff The summer’s extra sunshine has plenty of perks: It gets you outside, it lifts your mood and it boosts your body’s stores of life-saving vitamin D. But it also has a dark side—at... Read More
Lutein and Vitamin A Support Visual Function: 07.01.10
By VRP Staff A recently published study investigated the use of lutein and vitamin A on visual function in patients with retinitis pigmentosa. According to the Foundation Fighting Blindness, over 100,000... Read More
UV Radiation: 06.01.10
By Jason E. Barker, ND Ultraviolet (UV) light is an invisible component of sunlight that damages our eyes, skin and immune system. 1-2 There are 3 types of UV light (A, B and C) that are classified based... Read More
Get the Right Vitamins—and Keep Blindness at Bay: 01.28.10
By VRP Staff When it comes to aging, little is more terrifying than losing your independence: being unable to drive yourself to the store, move around your home safely or read important pieces of mail... Read More
Healthy Vision: 12.01.09
By Kimberly Pryor Of the five senses, sight is the most crucial to our being able to function as we grow older. Yet, free radical damage over time and the build up of toxic compounds known as advanced... Read More
Nutrient Helps Maintain Eye Health: 09.01.09
By VRP Staff A new study investigated a dietary nutrient in an animal model of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is an age-related disease affecting the macula that gradually destroys sharp,... Read More
Nutrition Review: 04.01.09
By VRP Staff Vitamins Studied for Their Role in Managing Celiac Disease A group of three important vitamins may support the health of people with celiac disease, a new study found. Celiac disease is caused... Read More
Lutein May Stop Damage Resulting From a Common Modern-Day Problem: 03.10.09
By VRP Staff The carotenoid lutein, long studied for its possible role in protecting against age-related macular degeneration, may have another role to play in eye health, researchers have found. In modern... Read More
Combination of Three Vitamins Found to be Important for Eye Health: 03.03.09
By VRP Staff Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a retinal disease that causes central vision loss and leaves only peripheral vision. It is a common disease that affects 25 to 30 million people... Read More
Benfotiamine May Improve Eye Health: 01.27.09
By VRP Staff The condition known as uvetis, inflammation of the interior layer of the eye, is estimated to be responsible for approximately 10 percent of the blindness in the United States. Although in... Read More
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