The currently available body of evidence is not strong enough to support vitamin supplementation as a treatment for dry eye disease, with particular gaps around vitamins C and B12, according to a review.
“Many patients [with dry eye disease] continue to experience persistent symptoms despite conventional therapies,” study author Hamidreza Heidari, MSc Optom, FBCLA, a PhD candidate at UNSW Sydney, told Healio. “There has been growing interest in the role of nutrition in addressing ocular surface diseases. … However, the available evidence was scattered and inconsistent.”
— Curated from external eye-care sources for opthametry.com readers.
📰 Original Source: Healio Optometry
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