Nutrition and Eye Health

• Main Author: Downie, Laura (auth)
• Other Authors: Lawrenson, John (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; polyphenols; n/a; crocin; chyrsin; glaucoma; dietary assessment; photoreceptor degeneration; dry eye; RR-zeaxanthin; nutritional supplements; drug discovery; corneal neovascularization (CNV); AMD; dietary antioxidants; micronutrients; age-related macular degeneration; preclinical models; lenses; microvascular lesions; cyclooxigenase-2 (COX-2); angiogenesis; fish oil; macrophage; anti-oxidant; vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF); rosmarinic acid; visual cycle; diabetic retinopathy; lutein; gut-retina axis; light damage; crocetin; supplements; clinical practice guidelines; nutrition; light; eye disease; dietary habits; flavonoids; phytoconstituents; saffron; carotenoids; fatty acid; electroretinography; lens; advanced glycation end products; interleukin-1? (IL-1?); mesozeaxanthin (RS zeaxanthin); endoplasmic reticulum stress; omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids; clinical survey; corneal chemical burn; reduced glutathione; omega-3; AGREE II; retina; inflammation; anti-inflammatory; retinal pigment epithelium; diet; Lactobacillus paracasei KW3110; Crocus Sativus L.; saponins; cataract; CODS; neoangiogenesis; estrogen-deficient rats; food frequency questionnaire; gut microbiota; antioxidant supplements; sinapic acid; personalised medicine; systematic reviews; nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-?B); diabetes; Cucurbita argyrosperma; oxidative stress; endoplasmic reticulum
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Blindness and visual impairment impact significantly on an individual's physical and mental well-being. Loss of vision is a global health problem, with approximately 250 million of the world's population currently living with vision loss, of which 36 million are classified as blind. Visual...