February 12, 2012
Omega-3 fatty acids and Vitamin A for retinitis pigmentosa
A study published in Feb. 2012 reports that adding omega-3 fatty acids (found in fish, and also in fish oil) to Vitamin A palmitate supplementation significantly slowed the decline in distance and retinal visual acuities in adults with retinitis pigmentosa. Retinitis pigmentosa affects approximatley 1 in 4000 adult Americans. The combination Vitamin A and omega-3 fatty acids, according to the study authors, may essentially preserve life-long vision for these patients.
Read the article at
http://archopht.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/archophthalmol.2011.2580v1
