Increased consumption of lutein & zeaxanthin increases phytochemicals that are associated with a lower incidence and slower progression of age-related macular degeneration.
Lutein and zeaxanthin gotten from the diet work by being taken up into the macula of the eye, there they absorb up to 90% of blue light and help in the maintaintenance of optimal visual function and prevents or lowers age related macular degeneration.