Zeaxanthin can be found in yellow and orange colored fruits and vegetables such as perches, nectarines, persimmons and corn. The article goes on to further discuss the present and potential future treatments for the disease. So far this is the only treatment for age-related macular degeneration with some proven long term benefits. A large clinical trial has shown that this treatment prevented loss of vision during at least one year of follow up in patients with predominantly classic neovascular lesions. The dye attaches to the destructive blood vessels underneath the macula.
Doctors use a laser beam to destroy the blood vessels in the diseased area.
The laser destroys the blood vessels to which the dye had been attached by triggering photochemical reactions. We refer to this therapy below in the battle against cancer. The new drug that has been approved by the FDA named Visudyne utilizes this approach. Submacular Surgery - The results are presently being evaluated by the National Eye Institute. Thalidomide -The results are presently being evaluated.