Research has shown that nutrition can impact the development of cataracts and 
age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which are the two leading causes of blindness and visual impairment among millions of aging Americans. Nutrition may be particularly important given that currently, treatment options after diagnosis for these eye diseases are limited.
Check out the American Optemetric Association resources at the left to learn how nutrition helps prevent eye disease and problems and reduces the effects of certain eye diseases that can't be treated or cured medically.