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The NEI-sponsored Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) found that individuals at high risk of developing advanced stages of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) lowered their risk of disease progression by about 25% when treated with the AREDS nutritional formula (daily, high-dose combination of vitamins C,E, beta-carotene, and zinc).

Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group. A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial of High-Dose Supplementation with Vitamins C and E, Beta Carotene, and Zinc for Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Vision Loss: AREDS report no. 8. Arch Opthalmol. 2001; 119(10): 1417-36. http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=268224

Reference

Title
A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Clinical Trial of High-Dose Supplementation with Vitamins C and E, Beta Carotene, and Zinc for Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Vision Loss: AREDS report no. 8
Publication
Arch Opthalmol
Publication Date
2001
Authors
Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group
Volume & Issue
Volume 119, Issue 10
Pages
1417-36
URL
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