Combination of Healthy
Diet & Healthy Body Weight Lowers Cataract Risk
The Blue Mountains Eye Study showed that carefully following
dietary guidelines decreased risk of visual impairment. However, whether or not
this association extends to age-related cataract was not clear. So, researchers
have now reported on a study to determine if strict adherence to dietary guidelines, using
total diet score, impacted the incidence of age-related cataract. Using complex
statistical analysis of the Blue Mountains Eye Study, the found that adhering to dietary guidelines and total
diet score by itself was not associated with incidence of any cataract, BUT as
total diet score increases with a Body Mass Index (BMI)<25, there is an
association with lower risk of nuclear cataract which is a known aging marker.
If you or someone you know is experiencing
cataract symptoms such as cloudy foggy vision, glare or difficult night driving
and would like to learn more about cataract surgery & lens implants please call The Eye Care
& Surgery Center at 908-789-8999, visit The Eye Care
& Surgery Center,
or
facebook.com/eyecareandsurgerycenter to schedule an appointment.
The Eye Care & Surgery Center is an affiliate of Prism Vision
Group and is located at 592
Springfield Avenue, Westfield, New Jersey 07090, 10 Mountain Boulevard, Warren,
New Jersey 07059 and 517 Route One South, Suite 1100, Iselin, New Jersey 08830, and is conveniently located for patients from throughout
central and northern New Jersey.
