Catract &Nutraceuticals

 Nutraceuticals In

Prevention Of Cataract 

Cataract is principle cause of 

Blindness  in the world  ,and  characterized 

By clouding of eyes natural lens.

   Surgery is the Major therapeutic step

Taken to cure cataract.

     As the light cannot pass clearly through

The lens there is some loss of vision.

      The most recent estimates from(WHO)

reveal that 47.8% of global blindness is

Due to catract.

       In India cataract the principle cause

Of blindness accounting for 62.6%cases 

Of blindness and 77.5% causes of avoidable

Blindness.

The inclusion of certain naturally occurring

Food and nutraceuticals is coming up as a 

Best alternative that reminds works of

Hippocrates 25oo years ago "Let thy food

Be the medicine and and medicine be thy

Food"

Prevention Of Catrract

1 Antioxidants 

2 vitamins

                Carotenoids

Found in food and in fruits .,

 Vegetables  and green plants.

Out of these 700 compounds

About 20 have been detected in human

Plasma and tissues.

Lutein and zeaxanthin are 2 are 2 dietary 

Carotenoids in the human eye lens .It has

Been reported these two carotenoids can

Be beneficial in prevention of cataract.

Ref Saudi Jou of Opthalmology

Bol 31 Issue 1 :Jan March 2017 pages

30-37

Aman deep Kahi.,

Vikas Gupta 

Ajay Francis Christopher 

Manzoor Anand Malik

Praveen Bonsal

Please Follow Doctor  Advice

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