Jeffrey Gerson
Jeffry Gerson, OD, FAAO, is a Kansas-based optometrist and Medical Director at Grin Eye Care who specializes in retinal care and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and serves as Medical Director of the Macular Degeneration Association.
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Aug 28, 2026
Rishi SinghHOST
So, Jeffrey, as we look at the current landscape in 2026, what do you see as the most important recent developments in nutritional research in AMD?
Jeffrey GersonGUEST
So, you know, I know you've talked to a couple of our other colleagues about some of the extensive publications that there have been in regards to nutritional research and AMD.
Jeffrey GersonGUEST
You know, I was just at the American Optometric Association meeting in Phoenix just last month.
Jeffrey GersonGUEST
And I think there was an interesting poster talking about in vitro analysis of RPE cells.
Jeffrey GersonGUEST
exposed to varying concentrations of B vitamins, and it found synergistic gene expression changes with ARDS2 plus the B vitamins in pathways associated with mitochondrial health, vascular protection, and factors related to homocysteine reduction.
Jeffrey GersonGUEST
And, you know, why I think that's interesting is because historically when we talk about micronutrients and macular degeneration, we really pretty much just talk about oxidative stress and kind of leave it there.
Jeffrey GersonGUEST
And this is really going beyond that and really looking at can we combine the formulation that we know has beneficial effects with oxidative stress and add in these other areas of cellular protection that we now see with B vitamins.
Rishi SinghHOST
But what about patients? What other concepts should we be conveying to our patients in regards to nutrition for retinal health?