Women who eat foods rich in antioxidants may have a lower risk of cataracts as they age.
January 2/Stockholm/Reuters -- Women who eat foods rich in antioxidants may have a lower risk of cataracts as they age, according to a new Swedish analysis.
"Oxidative damage of the eye lens caused by free radicals has been suggested to be crucial in development of cataract," said Susanne Rautiainen of the Institute of Environmental Medicine at the Karolinska Institutet, who led the study.