The importance of nutrition in the prevention of ocular disease with special reference to cataract

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 166-172

  Agte, Vaishali ^a   Tarwadi, Kirtan ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cataract; Micronutrients; Ocular disease; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; CARNITINE; LYCOPENE; QUERCETIN; RETINOL; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; XANTHOPHYLL; ZEAXANTHIN; ZINC;

CATARACT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EMBASE; FOOD INTAKE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NUTRITION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; REVIEW; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATARACT; DIET; EYE DISEASES; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; NUTRITION PROCESSES; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 77956580792     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316477     Document Type: Review

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