http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2006/01/14/slash-your-blindness-risks-improve-your-diet.aspxThe risk of macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness, can be significantly lowered with a vitamin-rich diet. Macular degeneration is the result of abnormal blood cells growing in the eye, which then leak fluid that damages the center of theenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)