Vision and maintaining eye sight

The most important diseases causing visual impairment in people as they age include age-related macular degeneration, cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion. This discussion paper will limit itself to reviewing common eye diseases which have investigated the relationship to the consumption of omega-3s and fish: age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataract and retinal vessel changes.