Q I’m 66 and have been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and am panicking about possibly losing my sight. I’ve been told to eat rainbow-coloured veggies and fruit, but are there any supplements that will help? If you have early-stage dry AMD, a study of 121 patients by the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland offers hope. Over the two-year trial, patients’ vision would have been expected to get worse, but 40 per cent of them had a clinically meaningful improvement, with the biggest benefit seen in the second group. Despite the physical and mental pressures, Parkinson’s sufferer Robin Buttery, 46, volunteered to be a crew member.

Source: Daily Mail February 25, 2018 00:00 UTC