Women's health after 40, and what the research actually supports
The AREDS and AREDS2 trials, converting lutein label forms, menopause and dry eye, and beta-carotene cautions.
Astaxanthin has an unusually specific claim attached to it. Not “eye health” broadly, but a particular function — the eye’s ability to shift focus. The mechanism is plausible and the trials are consistently positive. The question worth asking is how much research that consistency rests on. What the claim is about Eye fatigue is … Read more
Menopause and dry eye are connected, and the obvious explanation — oestrogen falls, eyes get dry, replacing oestrogen should help — turns out to be wrong in an instructive way. A study of more than 25,000 women found hormone therapy associated with more dry eye, not less. How common Estimates vary considerably, which is … Read more
At a 2018 ophthalmology meeting, an instant poll asked the audience whether omega-3 supplements help dry eye. Ninety percent said yes, at least for some patients. A large trial published that same year suggested the other ten percent had it right. The way that trial was designed — and argued about afterwards — is more … Read more