The eye ages prematurely, but some foods can help preserve its health.
A diet rich in antioxidants, vitamins A, B, E, lutein is able to reduce the risks for sight linked to the passing of the years: starting with cataracts and age-related macular degeneration.
The 19th International Congress of the Italian Society of Ophthalmology (Soi), taking place in Rome, will take stock of the role of nutrition but also of innovative techniques and therapies for sight.
"The retina - explains Matteo Piovella, president of Soi - is a tissue with a unique and fairly penalized circulation. It needs substances, such as lutein, which our body does not produce and which we must therefore integrate from the outside. they contain it, in addition to yogurt, there are mainly fruit and vegetables such as spinach, cabbage, broccoli and eggs. Curcumin is found in curry and saffron ".
Citrus fruits help fight free radicals and, Piovella specifies, "a recent study highlights how vitamin C helps keep optic nerve cells functioning. Carrots, squash, sweet potatoes and melons are rich in beta-carotene. Yellow peppers. and orange, peaches are rich in vitamin C and zeaxanthin. Soy, with its derivatives,
From the experts also comes the ideal calendar of eye examinations, which allows for the protection of sight.
"The first visit must be made at birth, then within three years of age - recommends the president Soi - then on the first day of school; then one is made between the ages of 10 and 15 to manage the possible onset of myopia. From 40 at 60, one must be done every two years, and after 60, once a year ".
