Macular degeneration is a disease in which cells in the central area of retinal atrophy so far as to blind us to read, drive or perform many other daily activities. Michael Belkin and Zohar Habot-Wilner, University of Tel-Aviv, have developed a meta-analysis of 20 studies which show that obesity contributes to the atrophy. As for glaucoma, the authors found that obesity may end up punishing the optic nerve and lead to a gradual loss of vision leading to blindness.
With regard to the falls, Hebrew scholars have failed to establish a clear link between cause and effect, but underline the fact that obese patients show a higher incidence of gout than non-obese, “having shown that gout patients have a high risk of cataracts. Speaking to British newspaper Daily Mail, Habot-Wilner Belkin and a few months ago claimed that obesity is not only a risk factor for cancer or cardiovascular disease, but also blindness.
Tags: Eye, eye care, Macular Degeneration
