Nutrition
Nutrition and your eyes
Good nutrition is good for eye and general health. A balanced diet including fruits, vegetables, nuts, and fish provides essential antioxidants that support good eye function.
A variety of foods contain antioxidants which can help you maintain your eye health.
Nutritional supplements that support an inadequate diet should only be taken in consultation with your optometrist or other qualified health professional.
Antioxidant |
Properties |
| Vitamin E Seeds, fruit and seed oils |
Vitamin E is important for the retina, the layer of tissue inside the eye that collects light and enables you to see. |
| Vitamin C Fresh fruit and vegetables, juice |
Long-term consumption of vitamin C as part of a healthy diet has been shown to contribute to cataract prevention. |
| Zinc Seafood, meat, nuts and beans |
In the eye, high doses of zinc, in combination with other antioxidants, have been found to significantly reduce the risk of developing advanced macular degeneration (MD). While not a cure or a means of repairing damage from MD, zinc may work to slow its progression. |
| Lutein & zeaxanthin Corn, spinach, cabbage, oranges, celery and red peppers |
These antioxidants play crucial roles in maintaining the health of the eyes, helping to filter out harmful blue light and quench hazardous free radicals in the macula. They may help in the prevention of cataracts. |
| Selenium Bread, fish and brazil nuts |
This trace mineral is important for the proper function of the retina. |
| Coenzyme Q10 Fish, meat, grains and peanuts |
This antioxidant has been found to stimulate the immune system and may be beneficial for people with diabetes. |
| Glutathione Asparagus, avocado, walnuts, garlic, eggs, onion and watermelon |
Animal studies have shown glutathione to be an effective anti-cataract agent and it may help to reduce eye pressure in glaucoma patients. |
| Lipoic Acid Yeast, red meat, potatoes and spinach |
Promising animal studies have shown that it may help to reduce the incidence of cataracts. |