Vitamin D vision benefits

VITAMIN D supplements may ward off vision loss from an age-related eye disease in women younger than 75, research has shown.

Higher blood levels of the vitamin were associated with a significant decreased risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

The condition, caused by progressive damage to the centre of the retina at the back of the eye, affects about 2% of people over the age of 50 in developed countries.