A nutritionist from the USA named a way to protect against a dangerous eye disease

Eyes allow a person to live a full life, at the same time, the paired organ of vision needs protection. A nutritionist from the United States, Julianna Hever, named a way to get rid of a dangerous eye disease without resorting to drugs.

The specialist analyzed the results of a study conducted at the National Vision Institute of the United States. She found that elements such as copper and zinc help alleviate age-related vision problems. The same applies to vitamin A. 4,757 people aged 55-80, who were previously diagnosed with cataracts and age-related macular degeneration, were involved in the scientific experiment. Participants were divided into four groups, and then people took special supplements for five years. In the first case, men and women received vitamin A, copper and zinc. The second group was offered only vitamin A, in the third case – copper and zinc, and the fourth group received a placebo.

After the experiment was completed, the scientists found that in the first group, whose participants took oral zinc, copper and vitamin A, the age visual dysfunction slowed down by 25%. At the same time, the patients' risk of going blind decreased by 19%.