Lipid nutrition and eye health

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Lipid nutrition and eye health

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Brétillon, Lionel | Acar, Niyazi | Berdeaux, Olivier | Bron, Alain, M. | Creuzot-Garcher, Catherine

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Revue non indexée dans le JCR.. International audience. According to demographic forecasts, the elderly population will represent a growing part of the developed societies in the near future. Eye diseases are the second most prevalent pathologies after the age of 65 years. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in western countries. The number of people suffering from ocular pathologies is expected to increase sharply in the near future, becoming a socio-economic burden. Recent data indicate that lipid nutrients may represent new tools in the prevention of eye diseases, and especially AMD.

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