- Some of the leading causes of sight loss affect the part of the eye called the retina.
- Supplementation with a certain type of omega fatty acid known as docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, can reduce the incidence of retinal disease, however, improving DHA levels in the retina is challenging due to the retina-blood barrier.
- A group of researchers has now shown that a different form of DHA they have developed can enter the retinal tissue— at least in mice.
- If the same effect is shown in humans, the…
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