It is essential to 'monitor and validate claims made by industry regarding the quality and efficacy of nutritional supplements' stated the president of the newly established Ocular Nutrition Society (ONS) at this year's American Academy of Optometry meeting in San Francisco.
Dr Jeffrey Anshel, one of the founding directors of the newly named ONS, formed as an expansion of the original Optometric Nutrition Society, spoke at a joint symposium looking at ocular nutrition.
The meeting was told that, as many nutritional supplementation products have proven medical impact, it is essential for eye care practitioners to keep abreast of the latest research to ensure the advice they offer patients is accurate.
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