Could vitamin D help cure eye infections and prevent blindness?
Infection of the cornea – the clear window of the eye – is a leading cause of blindness. Worldwide, around 16 million people have lost part, or all of their vision to corneal infections.(1) In the Western World, contact lens wearers are amongst those at highest risk. Researchers think that vitamin D might have the potential to help prevent devastating, infection-related loss of sight. They are working hard to find out more.
