CURRENTLY, ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE OVER AGE 65 ARE LIVING WITH AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION, AND ADULTS WITH ADVANCED MACULAR DEGENERATION HAVE A MARKEDLY REDUCED QUALITY OF LIFE AND NEED FOR ASSISTANCE WITH ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. 

IN GENERAL, DIETARY MODIFICATION AND ANTIOXIDANT NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTATION SHOW PROMISE AS APPROACHES TO THE PREVENTION OF VISUAL LOSS FROM AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION. VITAMINS AND MINERALS WITH ANTIOXIDANT EFFECT SUCH AS CAROTENOIDS, VITAMIN E, ZINC, VITAMIN A, VITAMIN C ARE BENEFICIAL FOR DELAYING AGEING PROCESS. HOWEVER, HIGH CONCENTRATION OF LUTEIN AND ZEAXANTHIN IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE POTENTIAL ANTIOXIDANTS FOR EYES AS THEY INHIBIT LIPID PEROXIDATION ( A PART OF AGE PROCESS) IN EYES.