Are blindness and diet connected?

A recent study published just this week concluded that a diet high in omega-3 fatty acids (which include DHA and EPA) may indeed protect the human eye's blood vessels from overgrowing.

As such, blindness that occurs in the eye due to abnormal tissue and vessel growth could be avoided if these fatty acids were regularly consumed. Many people I know take flax seed oil or fish oil to get the proper amount of these fatty acids every day, and from the results of this study, those people will probably have good eyesight for a very long time.

In addition to the general health and heart benefits omega-3 fatty acids have, promoting healthy eyes is just another arrow in the quiver of these products. If you're not taking omega-3 supplements or eating a lot of fish, what's stopping you?