Exercise May Help Prevent Macular Degeneration in Older Americans

A study by University of Virginia Professor Bradley Gelfand is investigating the connection between exercise and the prevention of macular degeneration in older Americans, reports CBS 19 . Gelfand looked at groups of people who engaged in exercise and those who did not. "What we found was that, essentially, with any of the subjects with access to exercise saw a benefit, irrespective of how much they exercised," said Gelfand. He hopes that proper research and funding could lead to a curative treatment for macular degeneration that does not require exercise. Among the possibilities being considered is a medication that delivers the effect of exercising without actually having to work out.