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Omega-3 fatty acids, usually found in fish-oil, may protect against blindness caused by vessel growth in the eye, researchers said. Abnormal vessel growth in the eye may cause retinopathy of prematurity, “wet” age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy for adults.
The study showed a decrease of the pathological vessel growth of up to fifty percent in case of mice on the omega-3 diet.
The study proved that, under the influence of omega-3 fatty acids, the vessels re-grow more efficiently after the initial vessel loss, said Dr. Kip Connor, the lead author of the study.
The eye retina has large amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, and even a small change in the dietary habits such as a two percent increase of the amount of omega-3 acids can decrease the disease severity by fifty percent, according to researchers.
Beside fish-oil supplements, omega-3 fatty acids are also found in salmon, anchovies, herry, sardines, and mackerel. This study has shown that dietary omega-3 fatty acids may protect against the progression of retinal disease.
Future research is needed in order to establish whether omega-3 acids are as efficient in case of humans.
The clinical trial will follow premature newborns unable to feed, who receive parental nutrition with omega-3 acids. The researchers hope that omega-3 supplements allow the vessels and the retina to develop normally. Premature infants lack omega-3 acids because the transfer of these fatty acids from their mothers usually happens in the last semester of pregnancy.
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