Anti-Aging Research: Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Prevent Retinopathy-Related Blindness

Harvard researchers report a study in mice found greater intake of long-chain omega-3 essential fatty acids (EFAs) protected against blindness attributed to abnormal ocular blood vessel growth.

Mice on the omega-3 diet had an area with vessel loss 40- to 50-percent smaller than that of mice on the omega-6 diet, significantly decreasing pathological vessel growth and aiding normal vessel re-growth. Researchers further reported a 2-percent change in omega-3 intake was sufficient to decrease disease severity by 50 percent.

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Read details of this omega-3 fatty acid retinopathy-related blindness study.