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NUTRITION &
OCULAR
SENESCENCE
• Senescence literally means "the process of growing
old.“ significantly harder to manage and control.
• Aging is associated with increased risk for low vitamin
consumption and Nutritional intervention.
• the Ocular Nutrition Society found that 70% of the
current population in the age-range 45–65 years ranked
vision as the most important of the five senses, yet, well
over half of those surveyed were not aware of the
important nutrients that play a key role in eye health.
• Recent literature indicates that nutrients important in
vision health include vitamins and minerals with
antioxidant .
 VITAMIN C.
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is an
important water-soluble vitamin. Vitamin C is
also a highly effective antioxidant. Scientific
evidence suggests vitamin C lowers the risk of
developing cataracts and when taken in
combination with other essential nutrients, it
can slow the progression of age-related macular
degeneration and visual acuity loss.
 VITAMIN E.
This is important, given that the retina is
highly concentrated in fatty acids. Vitamin E
is believed to protect eye cells from unstable
molecules called free radicals, which break
down healthy eye tissue. This is what may lead
to the formation of cataracts or age-related
macular degeneration (AMD).
Β-CAROTENE

is an orange pigment commonly found in fruits and

vegetables and belongs to a class of compounds
called carotenoids.
. Research has shown that having high blood levels
of carotenoids — including beta carotene — may
reduce the risk of developing advanced age-related
macular degeneration by as much as 35 percent.
 
 ZINC
As related to the eye, zinc plays important
roles in antioxidant and immune function.
Zinc is important in maintaining the
health of the retina, given that zinc is an
essential constituent of many enzymes and
needed for optimal metabolism of the eye.
 LUTEIN AND
ZEAXANTHIN
Lutein and zeaxanthin are carotenoids found in
high quantities in green leafy vegetables. lutein is
a carotenoid that is considered to be one of the
main nutrients in the prevention of AMD,
particularly when combined with zeaxanthin. –
currently the largest human study on nutritional
supplements related to eye health – found that
intake of these two carotenoids led to an 18%
reduction in the risk of progression to advanced
AMD over a five-year period.
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS
In addition to the antioxidants cited above,
the omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA are
thought to be important in AMD prevention.
The omega-3 fatty acids have a number of
actions that provide neuroprotective effects in
the retina. This includes modulation of
metabolic processes affecting oxidative stress,
inflammation, and vascularization.