Joanne R. Pompano
This curriculum will provide information on the role of nutrition and eye health. It will provide students with information on:
1. what makes up a healthy diet
2. how the health of the eye and visual functioning is affected by diet
3. how deficits in diet can place eye health at risk
4. eye diseases and disorders associated with diet such as Xerophthalmia (the leading causes of blindness in underdeveloped countries) and diabetes mellitus (the leading causes
of blindness in the United States)
5. which vitamins and minerals are of particular importance to your eyes
6. studies on the use of vitamins and mineral supplements for improving such eye disorders such as cataracts, night blindness, and retinitis pigmentosa
