Recent study findings support the current evidence that age-related macular degeneration (AMD) develops when abnormal inflammation is present in the eye.

Previous research showed that women have a higher risk for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD). Gender is a definitive risk factor for AMD, according to the National Eye Institute, with women having a higher preponderance of the disease.

The study, which involved rats, demonstrated that optic nerve signals were restored to almost normal levels by the rats' ingestion of the chemical compound citicoline.

Take a look at the image below of this sneaker. What do you see? A gray sneaker with mint green laces, or a mauve sneaker with white laces? People are divided and there have been a myriad of explanations with this and the famous "gold dress."

Women in the United States are at a higher risk for eye disease, with two out of every three people living with vision loss or vision problems being women.

Imagine (not during a pandemic) a receiving line of three people shaking the right hands of a hundred people who walk by. If some of the people waiting in line put out their left hand, it would be much more awkward, and shaking hands would be much less efficient, and maybe not possible. Although the left hand is the mirror image of the right, it just doesn’t work the same way.

Minocycline has long been recognized by ophthalmologists for its anti-inflammatory properties and a new eyedrop therapy is being developed for dry eye sufferers.

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Your eyesight is precious, and maintaining your vision is important in living a healthy and active lifestyle. With state-of-the-art vision care supplements available, there’s no sense in not taking advantage of eye vitamins that can healthy vision as you age. Here are some tips for caring for your eyes.

It might surprise you to learn that VisiVite Dry Eye Relief TG-1000 took me 100 hours to devise and then another 100 hours of working with our nutritional scientists and formulators to find what was possible to put in a gelcap.

Rheumatoid arthritis can cause dry eye symptoms, including a sandy sensation in the eye.

Of the more than 300 responses in VisiVite Eye Vitamins survey, two-thirds use one of VisiVite's four AREDS 2 formulas, with VisiVite AREDS 2 PLUS+ Gold being the #1 choice. VisiVite Super Lutein 444, Blue Light Basher and Quench TG-1000 are VisiVite's fastest growing new formulas.

Thousands of people make trips to the emergency room every year suffering from eye injuries caused by playing sports. A majority of serious eye injuries can be prevented by the simple act of wearing protective eyewear and protective eyewear does not mean just wearing regular eyeglasses.

With surgical or medical interventions not usually being a helpful option for people with low vision, people turn to technological devices which, until recently, have only provided minimal improvements in their situation. But there is now available mobile eyewear technology that is also hands-free.

Science has identified several natural compounds that appear to support eye health when there are glare and halo symptoms. These compounds have been shown to filter damaging short-wavelength visible blue light from reaching delicate photoreceptors, accelerate glare recovery, promote lens clarity and support the retina.

The single most important ingredient among those in AREDS 2 isn't lutein. And it's even more confusing because not everyone does well with it.

The study was conducted by researchers at the University of Cambridge and examined the association of alcohol consumption and type of alcoholic beverage with incident cataract surgery in two large cohorts.

VisiVite eye vitamin customers believe in vaccinations, trust the efficacy of the Covid-19 vaccine, and have either been already vaccinated or plan to be as soon as the vaccine becomes available to them

Following a diet high in fish and vegetables may offer protection against cognitive decline.

Now that the vaccine is rolling out to health care workers, if you're thinking of winging it and going vaccine-free, hopeful that you won't get Covid, or that it won't affect you badly, you might want to rethink that position. 

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A study recently published in JAMA Ophthalmology reveals that the commonly prescribed drug for diabetes, Metformin, may also be beneficial in reducing the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

The study evaluated 6,396 COVID-19 patients who had been hospitalized at New York - Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center during the initial wave of the pandemic.

The antioxidant activity of paprika, which is a source of carotenoids, phenolic compounds, and metabolites, has protective health properties.

The ability to keep up is called "medication compliance," and yes, it's even a problem with doctors.

Beginning March 1, 2021, we will no longer accept checks or process orders by mail. Orders can be conveniently placed on our website or by calling us toll-free at 1-800-427-7660.

Among the many rewards of formulating premium macular degeneration eye vitamins is the daily positive feedback I receive from my own patients. And the vast majority of them have enjoyed stability in their condition. Each day, I am asked, "What else can I do to maintain my vision?"

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced their approval of the first prescription ocular corticosteroid for short-term use in treating dry eye syndrome.

Spanish researchers have created an artificial retina that could mesh better with the human eye better than current artificial retinas.

Nearly 100 VisiVite customers responded to a survey asking them who should get to go first with the Covid vaccine and would they get the vaccine themselves.

I finally received my first of two Moderna vaccinations on January 2, 2021, behind emergency room and intensive care unit personnel, which is appropriate. The next vaccine will be in four weeks. But there's a lot of disagreement about who should get it first.

The Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna that are just now leaving their facilities and traveling across the country were declared by the FDA to be both safe and effective. If you have questions, you've come to the right place.

This technology could help researchers learn more about the causes of eye diseases that lead to vision loss.

How do we create such a rich web site with vast articles about what people want to know about eye health? From you, of course!

If you've visited VisiVite.com and not purchased our eye vitamins yet, you're not alone. After all, VisiVite supplements aren't for everyone.

A national press release for VisiVite Blue Light Basher was published this week and distributed to hundreds of news organizations.

Researchers compared the visual outcomes and rate of intraoperative complications in patients with nAMD and control eyes that did not have nAMD that underwent phacoemulsification cataract surgery over a 15 year period. 

A very effective and efficient drug regimen has been in use by physicians at Kaiser Permanente for over a decade to treat patients pre-operatively before cataract surgery.

We have a deep yearning of better days ahead. It is this optimism in the face of loss that makes us most human.

30% of stroke survivors experience a loss of vision or blindness in half of their field of vision on the right or left side. This condition is known as hemianopia and there is currently no cure or treatment for the condition.

The transplant team used iPS cells grown from the blood cells of a healthy donor. 

There are five eye diseases that are the leading causes of blindness and low vision in the United States: age-related macular degeneration, catarac...

Researchers discovered that a high fat diet disrupts the ability of retinal pigment epithelial cells to adjust to the changing conditions in the eye as it ages, which can result in long-term retina damage and loss of vision. 

Drusen can be either hard or soft and while both types need to be monitored, hard drusen don't usually cause vision problems.

Researchers discovered that levodopa is safe, well-tolerated and not only improved visual outcomes but also delayed anti-VEGF injections.

Researchers analyzed the data from 6,118 adults who were 40 years old or older and had participated in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between the years of 2005 - 2008.