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•The potential preventive effects of vitamins for cataract and age-related macular degeneration.

Author(s): Jacques PF.

Source: Int J Vitam Nutr Res. 1999 May; 69(3): 198-205. Review. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_ uids=10389028&dopt=Abstract

•Visual hallucinations in patients with macular degeneration.

Author(s): Holroyd S, Rabins PV, Finkelstein D, Nicholson MC, Chase GA, Wisniewski SC.

Source: The American Journal of Psychiatry. 1992 December; 149(12): 1701-6. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_ uids=1443247&dopt=Abstract

•Vitamin E supplementation and macular degeneration: randomised controlled trial.

Author(s): Taylor HR, Tikellis G, Robman LD, McCarty CA, McNeil JJ. Source: Bmj (Clinical Research Ed.). 2002 July 6; 325(7354): 11.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_ uids=12098721&dopt=Abstract

•Who should receive oral supplement treatment for age-related macular degeneration?

Author(s): McBee WL, Lindblad AS, Ferris FL 3rd.

Source: Current Opinion in Ophthalmology. 2003 June; 14(3): 159-62. Review. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_ uids=12777936&dopt=Abstract

•Zinc supplementation for macular degeneration.

Author(s): Hawkins WR.

Source: Archives of Ophthalmology. 1991 October; 109(10): 1345. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov:80/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_ uids=1929912&dopt=Abstract

Additional Web Resources

A number of additional Web sites offer encyclopedic information covering CAM and related topics. The following is a representative sample:

•Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.: http://www.herbmed.org/

•AOL: http://search.aol.com/cat.adp?id=169&layer=&from=subcats

•Chinese Medicine: http://www.newcenturynutrition.com/

•drkoop.com : http://www.drkoop.com/InteractiveMedicine/IndexC.html

•Family Village: http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/med_altn.htm

•Google: http://directory.google.com/Top/Health/Alternative/

•Healthnotes: http://www.healthnotes.com/

•MedWebPlus: http://medwebplus.com/subject/Alternative_and_Complementary_Medicine

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•Open Directory Project: http://dmoz.org/Health/Alternative/

•HealthGate: http://www.tnp.com/

•WebMD Health: http://my.webmd.com/drugs_and_herbs

•WholeHealthMD.com: http://www.wholehealthmd.com/reflib/0,1529,00.html

•Yahoo.com: http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Alternative_Medicine/

The following is a specific Web list relating to macular degeneration; please note that any particular subject below may indicate either a therapeutic use, or a contraindication (potential danger), and does not reflect an official recommendation:

•General Overview

Macular Degeneration

Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com

Macular Degeneration

Source: Integrative Medicine Communications; www.drkoop.com

Macular Degeneration

Source: Prima Communications, Inc.www.personalhealthzone.com

Menopause

Source: Integrative Medicine Communications; www.drkoop.com

Retinopathy

Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com

•Herbs and Supplements

Alpha-lipoic Acid

Source: WholeHealthMD.com, LLC.; www.wholehealthmd.com Hyperlink:

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/0,1525,10002,00.html

Beta-carotene

Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com

Beta-carotene

Source: Prima Communications, Inc.www.personalhealthzone.com

Bilberry

Alternative names: Vaccinium myrtillus

Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com

Bilberry

Source: Prima Communications, Inc.www.personalhealthzone.com

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Bilberry

Source: WholeHealthMD.com, LLC.; www.wholehealthmd.com Hyperlink:

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/0,1525,10007,00.html

Carotenoids

Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com

Carotenoids

Source: WholeHealthMD.com, LLC.; www.wholehealthmd.com Hyperlink:

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/0,1525,763,00.html

Coenzyme Q

Source: WholeHealthMD.com, LLC.; www.wholehealthmd.com Hyperlink:

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/0,1525,768,00.html

EDTA

Source: Integrative Medicine Communications; www.drkoop.com

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA)

Source: Integrative Medicine Communications; www.drkoop.com

Flavonoids

Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com

Flavonoids

Source: WholeHealthMD.com, LLC.; www.wholehealthmd.com Hyperlink:

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/0,1525,782,00.html

Ginkgo

Source: Prima Communications, Inc.www.personalhealthzone.com

Ginkgo Biloba

Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com

Ginkgo Biloba

Source: WholeHealthMD.com, LLC.; www.wholehealthmd.com Hyperlink:

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/0,1525,788,00.html

Grape Seed

Alternative names: Vitis vinifera

Source: Integrative Medicine Communications; www.drkoop.com

Grape Seed Extract

Source: WholeHealthMD.com, LLC.; www.wholehealthmd.com Hyperlink:

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/0,1525,793,00.html

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Lutein

Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com

Lutein

Source: Prima Communications, Inc.www.personalhealthzone.com

Lycopene

Source: Healthnotes, Inc.; www.healthnotes.com

Lycopene

Source: Prima Communications, Inc.www.personalhealthzone.com

NAC (N-acetylcysteine)

Source: WholeHealthMD.com, LLC.; www.wholehealthmd.com Hyperlink:

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/0,1525,809,00.html

OPCS (oligomeric Proanthocyanidins)

Source: Prima Communications, Inc.www.personalhealthzone.com

Vitis Vinifera

Source: Integrative Medicine Communications; www.drkoop.com

General References

A good place to find general background information on CAM is the National Library of Medicine. It has prepared within the MEDLINEplus system an information topic page dedicated to complementary and alternative medicine. To access this page, go to the MEDLINEplus site at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alternativemedicine.html. This Web site provides a general overview of various topics and can lead to a number of general sources.