For many years vitamin D has been know as a bone builder.  It also helps prevent, osteoporosis and rickets in children.  All over the world, research is constantly being implemented to study the effects of Vitamin D but here recently research is being conducted to show how it help the eyes stay young even when your age.  These new studies have shown that Vitamin D is centered on fighting the effects of vision loss   as your eyes age.

The newest report from Neurobiology of Aging states that through a study at the Institute of Ophthalmology at University College London, they have found a favorable outcome to their research. Even though, the University is still in the process of working with animals they have created some encouraging results. They have found that vitamin D helps the aging process in your eyes in two main ways. The first area helps to reduce inflammation by lowering the amount of macrophages.  The second area helps to decrease the deposits of deadly molecules that would gather in your system as you age. This study was conducted on individuals around the age of fifty.

The findings from the university were encouraging because when the macrophages and toxic molecules mix they produce age related macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of blindness for individuals over fifty years of age. Vitamin D can be absorbed in many ways but your daily diet is a good way to start.  Such foods could include but are not limited to liver, salmon, tuna fish, and fortified milk. The main source of vitamin D we receive is by UV radiations from the sun.  These examples are ways of fighting the effects of aging eyes.

Green, Robert. “Vitamin D and the Effects on your Eyes.” Eye Specialists. 31, Jan. 2012.  30 Jan. 2014

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