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A 2005 Chinese study who followed 55 patients over a 2 years period showed melatonin dramatically arrests/often improves macular degeneration for over 75% of the subjects, and can often reverse the wet forms to the dry one.
FIGURE 1. (A) A 67-year-old male retired teacher. Visual acuity had been decreasing for 2 years. (B) The same patient with a stable visual acuity at 0.3 with remarkable improvement in subretinal macular hemorrhage.
FIGURE 2. Female, 71 years old with OD wet AMD, visual acuity improved from 0.2
FIGURE 3. Male, 58 years old, visual acuity increased from 0.2 (A) to 0.6 (B) one year after. The subretinal hemorrhage and exudate was remarkably absorbed.
FIGURE 4. Man, 65 years old, with 0.1 visual acuity with no change after 3 months of treatment, but fundus improved. Macular edema reduced.
FIGURE 5. Visual acuity improved from 0.2 (A) to 0.3 (B) after 6 month, wet AMD had been largely changed to dry AMD. Subretinal hemorrage absorbed, some subretinal fibrosis developed, the lesion become much stable.
This directly contradicts Ray's statements about melatonin being implicated in this disease:
For reminders, many eyes tissues, including the photo-receptors themselves, synthesize their own melatonin.
Melatonin is found in many plant species where it functions as a powerful antioxidant.
In humans, melatonin has been found to be twice as effective antioxidant as Vit E.
FIGURE 1. (A) A 67-year-old male retired teacher. Visual acuity had been decreasing for 2 years. (B) The same patient with a stable visual acuity at 0.3 with remarkable improvement in subretinal macular hemorrhage.
FIGURE 2. Female, 71 years old with OD wet AMD, visual acuity improved from 0.2
FIGURE 3. Male, 58 years old, visual acuity increased from 0.2 (A) to 0.6 (B) one year after. The subretinal hemorrhage and exudate was remarkably absorbed.
FIGURE 4. Man, 65 years old, with 0.1 visual acuity with no change after 3 months of treatment, but fundus improved. Macular edema reduced.
FIGURE 5. Visual acuity improved from 0.2 (A) to 0.3 (B) after 6 month, wet AMD had been largely changed to dry AMD. Subretinal hemorrage absorbed, some subretinal fibrosis developed, the lesion become much stable.
This directly contradicts Ray's statements about melatonin being implicated in this disease:
The popular supplements melatonin, tryptophan, fish oils, St. John's wort, and the various omega -3 oils, all increase the risk of retinal light damage and macular degeneration. Serotonin uptake inhibiting antidepressants are suspected to be able to cause it.
For reminders, many eyes tissues, including the photo-receptors themselves, synthesize their own melatonin.
Melatonin is found in many plant species where it functions as a powerful antioxidant.
In humans, melatonin has been found to be twice as effective antioxidant as Vit E.
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