Interesting Article

The article below from "AOA First Look" may be interesting to AMD sufferers.  There is no doubt that Lutein is beneficial to persons with AMD.  I am not endorsing this product but it may be worth looking into.


"AMD patient says supplement containing marigold extracts restored vision."


The UK's Daily Mail (12/11) reports that retired UK optician Harry Marsland, who suffers from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), "could be the first person in the UK to have recovered from" that "devastating condition." Since he began taking 2 mg daily of "a food supplement containing marigold extracts" in early 2007, Marsland says that "he is driving a car again, reads without a magnifier, and has near-perfect vision in the affected eye." The Daily Mail explains that the "vitamin supplement, called Macushield," costs £150 (approximately $245) for a year's supply, and "is not available on the NHS."

The UK's Telegraph (12/11, Wardrop) points out that the supplement taken by Marsland "contains lutein, found in spinach, and zeaxanthin, the yellow pigment found in corn," as well as "mesozeaxanthin, derived from marigolds." Marsland claims to "have recovered 95 percent of the sight in" his left eye.