The MD Foundation are encouraging people to have their eyes checked, learn about foods that are beneficial to vision, and consider an eye-health supplement.

According to their surveys, 37% of people surveyed are unaware of "the important role nutrition and diet can play in promoting good eye health".

If you’re not sure which foods are good for your eyes, and which are not, particularly in relation to the risk of macular degeneration, please look through our posts on this site. You’ll find specific and carefully researched answers to a lot of questions about diet, supplements and AMD, in clear and simple terms. For example, read The AMD Guide to Food for Your Eyes.

Check back to January’s entry on Macular Degeneration: Eye Health Nutrients Revealed, or learn about Macular Vitamins: What to Look for in a Macular Supplement.

“Macular Degeneration MD Awareness Week is an opportunity for all Australians to have their eyes tested (making sure the macula is checked), to understand the symptoms of MD for early detection and to start making simple, everyday dietary and lifestyle changes; the same way they would for heart disease or diabetes", said Corinne Borg and Glen Barker of the MD Foundation.

“Eating a healthy diet that includes the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin as well as omega-3s, controlling weight, exercising regularly and not smoking; will all help reduce the risk of developing MD.”