Nutrition and the Eye
A Practical Approach
- 1st Edition - March 15, 2006
- Latest edition
- Editors: Frank Eperjesi, Stephen Beatty
- Language: English
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Description
Description
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. This timely new reference provides up-to-date information on the effects of nutrition on vision for eye care specialists. It offers practical assistance in clinical procedure with essential nutritional information backed up by evidence-based research. Contributors include specialists in the fields of nutrition, vision research, and life sciences.
Key features
Key features
- Practical, evidence-based advice throughout.
- Strong emphasis on basic sciences provides the reader with a solid foundation of understanding.
- Highlighted advice sections for patients and handy tables make it quick and easy to use.
- Full color throughout, with an easy-to-read, "how-to" approach.
- Recommendations for practice are included, as are discussions of future developments in the field.
Readership
Readership
Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians, Ophthalmologists, Dieticians, Primary Care Physicians and all those involved in treating low vision.
Table of contents
Table of contents
Section 1 Introduction to nutrition for vision scientists
1.1 Introduction and definitions Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
1.2 Optimal nutrition Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
1.3 Food groups and types Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
1.4 A healthy diet – how much to eat? Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
1.5 Digestion, absorption and transport of foods Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
1.6 Bioavailability of foods Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
1.7 Measures of nutritional status Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
References
Section 2 Nutrients and nutrient derivatives relevant to ocular health
2.1 Proteins Orla O’Donovan
2.2 Lipids Orla O’Donovan
2.3 Carbohydrates Orla O’Donovan
2.4 Vitamins John Nolan and Kumari Neelam
2.5 Minerals and trace elements John Nolan
2.6 Carotenoids John Nolan
2.7 Oxidative stress and the eye John Nolan and Stephen Beatty
Section 3 Nutrition and ocular senescence
3.1 Vitamin A deficiency Hannah Bartlett
3.2 Vitamin C deficiency and ocular disease Hannah Bartlett
3.3 Vitamin E deficiency Hannah Bartlett
3.4 Retinitis pigmentosa Hannah Bartlett
References
Section 4 Nutrition and ocular senescence
4.1 Nutrition and malnutrition in the elderly Jayne V Woodside and Ian S Young
4.2 The ageing eye Ruth Hogg
4.3 Dry eye disorders Frank Eperjesi
4.4 Glaucoma Frank Eperjesi
4.5 Cataract Frank Eperjesi
4.6 Age-related macular degeneration Rasha Al Taie, John Nolan and Kumari Neelam
Section 5 Recent advances in research into nutrition-related eye health
5.1 Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) Ruth Hogg and Usha Chakravarthy
5.2 Carotenoids In Age-Related Eye Disease Study (CAREDS) Ruth Hogg and Usha Chakravarthy
5.3 Lutein Antioxidant Supplementation Trial (LAST) Frank Eperjesi
5.4 The Aston Randomized Controlled Trial (Aston RCT) Hannah Bartlett
5.5 Celtic Age-Related Maculopathy Arrestation (CARMA) Study Stephen Beatty and Usha Chakravarthy
Section 6 Contraindications, adverse reactions and ocular nutritional supplements
6.1 Contraindications, adverse reactions and ocular nutritional supplements Hannah Bartlett and Frank Eperjesi
Section 7 Conclusions
7.1 Conclusions Frank Eperjesi and Stephen Beatty
1.1 Introduction and definitions Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
1.2 Optimal nutrition Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
1.3 Food groups and types Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
1.4 A healthy diet – how much to eat? Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
1.5 Digestion, absorption and transport of foods Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
1.6 Bioavailability of foods Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
1.7 Measures of nutritional status Geraldine J Cuskelly and Ian S Young
References
Section 2 Nutrients and nutrient derivatives relevant to ocular health
2.1 Proteins Orla O’Donovan
2.2 Lipids Orla O’Donovan
2.3 Carbohydrates Orla O’Donovan
2.4 Vitamins John Nolan and Kumari Neelam
2.5 Minerals and trace elements John Nolan
2.6 Carotenoids John Nolan
2.7 Oxidative stress and the eye John Nolan and Stephen Beatty
Section 3 Nutrition and ocular senescence
3.1 Vitamin A deficiency Hannah Bartlett
3.2 Vitamin C deficiency and ocular disease Hannah Bartlett
3.3 Vitamin E deficiency Hannah Bartlett
3.4 Retinitis pigmentosa Hannah Bartlett
References
Section 4 Nutrition and ocular senescence
4.1 Nutrition and malnutrition in the elderly Jayne V Woodside and Ian S Young
4.2 The ageing eye Ruth Hogg
4.3 Dry eye disorders Frank Eperjesi
4.4 Glaucoma Frank Eperjesi
4.5 Cataract Frank Eperjesi
4.6 Age-related macular degeneration Rasha Al Taie, John Nolan and Kumari Neelam
Section 5 Recent advances in research into nutrition-related eye health
5.1 Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) Ruth Hogg and Usha Chakravarthy
5.2 Carotenoids In Age-Related Eye Disease Study (CAREDS) Ruth Hogg and Usha Chakravarthy
5.3 Lutein Antioxidant Supplementation Trial (LAST) Frank Eperjesi
5.4 The Aston Randomized Controlled Trial (Aston RCT) Hannah Bartlett
5.5 Celtic Age-Related Maculopathy Arrestation (CARMA) Study Stephen Beatty and Usha Chakravarthy
Section 6 Contraindications, adverse reactions and ocular nutritional supplements
6.1 Contraindications, adverse reactions and ocular nutritional supplements Hannah Bartlett and Frank Eperjesi
Section 7 Conclusions
7.1 Conclusions Frank Eperjesi and Stephen Beatty
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: April 26, 2006
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
FE
Frank Eperjesi
Affiliations and expertise
Director of Optometry Programme, Department of Optometry and Vision Science, Aston University, Birmingham, UKSB
Stephen Beatty
Affiliations and expertise
Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Department of Ophthalmology, Waterford Regional Hospital, Republic of Ireland; Waterford Specialist Centre, Waterford, Republic of IrelandView book on ScienceDirect
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