A group of retina specialists at the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital at the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) recently released the second phase of the Multifocal Electroretinogram (MERG) study of patients placed on supplemental vitamins, minerals and carotenoids - a combination also known as Macular Health. The results of Phase II of the study represents the first-ever documentation of long-term improvement in eye health in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) patients, individuals at-risk for total blindness due to deterioration of the macula. According to Dr. John O. Mason, "This study confirms that Macular Health has the potential to preserve vision for millions of AMD sufferers. (PRWeb Apr 20, 2009)
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[Source: PRWeb: Lifestyle Health and Fitness]
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