drug interactions, 235t dry-eye disorders, 164 functions, 233t geriatric nutrition, 138t RDA, 12t, 233t
safe upper limit, 233t source, 233t
tolerable upper limit, 233t vitamin B12
ARM management, 197–198 DRI, 12t
functions, 233t geriatric nutrition, 138t RDA, 12t, 233t
safe upper limit, 233t source, 233t
supplements, glaucoma, 171 tolerable upper limit, 233t
vitamin C, 78
acetaminophen interactions, 237 adverse effects, 238
AMD prevention, 107 anticoagulant interactions,
236–237
as antioxidant, 73, 78, 105 cataract, 79, 175–176 clinical trials
AMD, 107
cataract, 174, 175–176
see also Aston Randomised Controlled Trial; Celtic Age-Related Maculopathy Arrestation (CARMA) study
contraindications, 236–237 corneal chemical burns, 80 drug interactions, 235t
dry-eye disorders, 164–165, 165–166 fortification, 246–247
functions, 233t geriatric nutrition, 138t requirements
determination, 7 DRI, 12t
RDA, 12t, 233t
safe upper limit, 233t tolerable upper limit, 233t
sources, 78, 233t structure, 78f
supplements, glaucoma, 171 vitamin C deficiency, 80, 117–120 clinical manifestations, 118b
cornea, 119 incidence, 117 infants, 117–118 lens effects, 119 see also scurvy
vitamin D, geriatric nutrition, 137, 138t, 139
vitamin E, 75–78 absorption, 76–77 AMD, 107
as antioxidant, 73, 77, 105 ataxia with vitamin E, 121 cataract, 176–178
prevention, 79 clinical trials
AMD, 107 cataract, 176–178
Cataract and Age-Related Maculopathy Trial, 182
cataract prevention, 174 see also Aston Randomised
Controlled Trial; Celtic Age-Related Maculopathy Arrestation (CARMA) study
contraindications, 237 deficiency, 121
drug interactions, 235t dry-eye disorders, 166 functions, 77, 232t
lipid peroxide interaction, 77f regeneration by vitamin C, 77 requirements, 77
RDA, 77, 232t
safe upper limit, 232t tolerable upper limit, 232t
retinitis pigmentosa, 121 retinopathy of prematurity
therapy, 79–80 sources, 77, 232t supplements, 77–78
Bassen–Kornzweig syndrome, 126–127
retinitis pigmentosa, 126 xerophthalmia treatment, 115
transport, 76–77
vitamin K supplements, Bassen– Kornzweig syndrome, 126–127
vitreous, 65–66 ageing, 147–148
age-related changes, 66 collagen, 63
hyaluronan network, 66 glycosaminoglycans, 65 hyaluronan, 65
hyaocyte cells, 65 molecular organisation, 66 xanthophyll levels, 93f
Vogt’s limbal girdle, 146, 146f
W
waist-to-hip ratio, nutritional status measurement, 39–40
warfarin, 235t
water-soluble vitamins, 73 weight ranges, nutritional
requirements, 10
Women’s Health Initiative (WHI), 211
observational study, 211
World Health Organization (WHO), 10
dietary guidelines, 19 nutritional requirement
recommendations, 13
vitamin A recommended dosages, 116t
xerophthalmia classification, 113, 113f
X
xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH), 108
xanthine oxidase (XO), 108 xanthophylls, 92
dietary ratios, 95 levels in the eye, 93f macular pigment, 92 properties, 92t sources, 93, 94t structure, 92f
see also lutein; zeaxanthin xerophthalmia, 78–79, 113
treatment, 115–116
WHO classification, 113, 113f, 113t xerophthalmic fundus, vitamin A
deficiency, 115 X-linked recessive retinitis
pigmentosa, 124
Z
zeaxanthin, 92 AMD, 188
clinical trials see Celtic AgeRelated Maculopathy Arrestation (CARMA) study
levels in the eye, 93f lutein vs., 92t
in macular pigment, 106 singlet-oxygen quenching, 97t sources, 94t
structure, 92f zinc, 84–86
adverse effects, 238 AMD, 85–86
clinical trials, 107 antioxidant properties, 85 cataract, 86, 182