Lifestyle, Diet and Nutraceuticals in the Management of Age-Related Diseases of the Eye: Where Are We Now?

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the upcoming Special Issue “Lifestyle, Diet, and Nutraceuticals in the Management of Age-Related Diseases of the Eye: Where Are We Now?”

Because of the global population growth and aging observed in recent decades, the trends of prevalence of age-related eye diseases (AREDS) are progressively rising. By 2050, the Global Burden of Disease Study predicts that 61 million people will be blind, and 474 million will have moderate and severe vision impairment.

The most common vision-threatening AREDS are represented by glaucoma, macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy, which are responsible for irreversible forms of low vision or blindness. Learning more about the impact that a healthy lifestyle, with a regular physical activity and a health-oriented diet, and nutraceutical supplementations may have on the natural history of AREDS can contribute to clarify whether these approaches could really support standardized medical and surgical interventions in improving their management and preserving vision.

We warmly welcome short communications, original research articles, and review articles for this Special Issue.

Dr. Luca Agnifili
Dr. Matteo Sacchi
Guest Editors

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