Eye Health Resources
The following is a list of eye health resources you might find helpful. Also included are the primary references we used to build the RealAge Eye Health Assessment and recommendations. When you click on a link, your browser will launch a new window, and you'll be visiting a third-party site. To return to RealAge, simply close the new window.
General Information
Primary Articles
Age-related eye diseases: an emerging challenge for public health professionals. Gohdes, D. M. et al., Preventing Chronic Disease 2005 Jul;2(3):A17.
Age-related macular degeneration and the aging eye. Ehrlich, R. et al., Clinical Interventions in Aging 2008;3(3):473-482.
Antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements for preventing age-related macular degeneration. Evans, J. R., Henshaw, K., Cochrane Database of Systematic Review 2008 Jan 23;(1):CD000253.
Antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements for slowing the progression of age-related macular degeneration. Evans, J. R., Cochrane Database of Systematic Review 2006 Apr 19;(2):CD000254.
Dietary carotenoids, vitamins C and E, and risk of cataract in women: a prospective study. Christen, W. G. et al., Archives of Ophthalmology 2008 Jan;126(1):102-109.
Doctor, what vitamins should I take for my eyes? Mares, J. A. et al., Archives of Ophthalmology 2004 Apr;122(4):628-635.
Evaluation of risk factors for cataract types in a competing risks framework. Glynn, R. J. et al., Ophthalmic Epidemiology 2009 Mar-Apr;16(2):98-106.
Evolving global risk assessment of ocular hypertension to glaucoma. Fechtner, R. D., Khouri, A. S., Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 2007 Mar;18(2):104-109.
Further observations on the association between smoking and the long-term incidence and progression of age-related macular degeneration: the Beaver Dam Eye Study. Klein, R. et al., Archives of Ophthalmology 2008 Jan;126(1):115-121.
Glaucoma risk factors observed in the Baltimore Eye Survey. Sommer, A. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 1996 Apr;7(2):93-98.
The new epidemiology of cataract. Abraham, A. G. et al., Ophthalmology Clinics of North America 2006 Dec;19(4):415-425.
Nutritional supplements for age-related macular degeneration. Krishnadev N. et al., Current Opinion in Ophthalmology 2010 May;21(3):184-189.
Open-angle glaucoma and systemic hypertension: the blue mountains eye study. Mitchell, P. et al., Journal of Glaucoma 2004 Aug;13(4):319-326.
Prediction model for prevalence and incidence of advanced age-related macular degeneration based on genetic, demographic, and environmental variables. Seddon, J. M. et al., Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2009 May;50(5):2044-2053.
Risk of incident age-related eye diseases in people with an affected sibling: The Beaver Dam Eye Study. Klein, B. E. et al., American Journal of Epidemiology 2001 Aug 1;154(3):207-211.
Risk factors for age-related maculopathy: the visual impairment project. McCarty, C. A. et al., Archives of Ophthalmology 2001 Oct;119(10):1455-1462.
Self-reported age-related eye diseases and visual impairment in the United States: results of the 2002 national health interview survey. Ryskulova, A. et al., American Journal of Public Health 2008 Mar;98(3):454-461.
Use of inhaled and oral corticosteroids and the long-term risk of cataract. Wang, J. J. et al., Ophthalmology 2009 Apr;116(4):652-657.
