title: Nutrition counseling in the optometric practice.
abstract: The AOA Optometric Clinical Practice Guidelines on Care of the Patient with Age-Related Macular Degeneration now recommend optometrists counsel patients on the importance of proper nutrition,in line with the findings of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS).Here is how optometrists can effectively counsel patients on the benefits of good nutrition for eye health.
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009907:Optometry / Q000379:methods*; D011364:Professional Practice