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Ocular Nutrition:
A Healthy Diet Can Help You Protect Your Eyes and Body

Your eyes are important, and like anyone else, you want to have good vision for the rest of your life. To protect your eyes, you may have considered how you can adjust your diet to achieve optimum ocular nutrition. Scientists and researchers are looking into the subject of ocular nutrition as well, and their findings are helping the public to improve long-term eye health.

Ocular nutrition research has settled on a few important adjustments you can make to your diet in the interest of visual health. While ocular nutrition has not been found to cure eye diseases like age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataract, there is evidence that there is a link between ocular nutrition and a decreased risk of eye disease.

Antioxidants have become a major player in ocular nutrition studies. Antioxidants are molecules that help maintain healthy cells by preventing damage to cells caused by oxidation. It appears that certain antioxidants are central to ocular nutrition, namely a category of antioxidants called carotenoids. Lutein and zeaxanthin are two carotenoids that are being studied for their role in preventing AMD and eye cataract. Other substances deemed important to ocular nutrition are vitamins A, B, C, and E plus beta-carotene, zinc, and selenium. Foods deemed important to ocular nutrition include:

  • Green leafy vegetables rich in carotenoids (spinach, kale, and collard greens)
  • Orange vegetables and fruits with Vitamin A (yellow squash, sweet potatoes, pumpkins, papaya, and mangoes)
  • Whole grains rich in Vitamin B (cereals, wheat germ, brewer’s yeast)
  • Fruits and vegetables with Vitamin C (citrus fruits, potatoes, tomatoes)
  • Fish and shellfish (which contain zinc and other nutrients found to prevent eye disease)

In addition to consuming a diet aimed to improve ocular nutrition, there are foods and lifestyle choices you can avoid to promote eye health. Sweets, smoking, and sunlight are all damaging to your eyes. Fortunately, it has been found that promoting ocular nutrition is a wonderful way to maintain health throughout your body.

 
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