Cataract – Vitamin C, Carotenoids Cut Women’s Cataract Risk

Women can reduce their risk of early-onset cataracts by making sure they get plenty of vitamin C, new research suggests. NEW YORK (Reuters Health)  Fri Feb 22, 5:29 PM ET Cataracts occur when the lens of the eye becomes cloudy, and are common among people aged 75 and older. Good nutrition appears to help protect against cataracts, Dr. Allen C. Taylor of Tufts University and colleagues note, but there is little research on the link between two particular types of cataract and nutrition. They report their findings on nutrition and cortical and posterior subcapsular cataracts (PSC) in the March issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In cortical cataracts, […]