Macular Degeneration Research Shows Exercise Reduces Risk

Preventing vision loss is vital, and there are many things you can do to protect your sight, such as eating healthy. Researchers also suggest that exercise could stave off the loss of vision tied to macular degeneration. A team of scientists at the University of Virginia found evidence that working out led to a reduction in blood vessel overgrowth in the eyes of laboratory mice. 

"The meta-analysis found that there was a very significant reduction in the prevalence of macular degeneration in people who had self-reported as having engaged in some kind of exercise," said Bradley Gelfand, assistant professor at the University of Virginia's Department of Ophthalmology.

Blood vessel overgrowth causes macular generation. Exercising before the onset of the condition may protect your vision. Age-related macular degeneration affects millions of men and women worldwide and is one of the leading causes of vision loss.

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University researchers find connection between exercise and vision loss