In 2016, ophthalmologist and Associate Clinical Professor Emeritus, Chris Knobbe, MD, proffered a revolutionary hypothesis for both the cause and the treatment of age-related Macular degeneration; since then, his supportive research, writings, and presentations have received tremendous accolades from colleagues and fellow nutrition researchers, alike.
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However, for newly diagnosed patients seeking hope and clinicians struggling for an answer, Dr.
Furthermore, a radical change to the diet of billions will not happen quickly.
His hypothesis is unlikely to be welcomed by those committed to pharmacological intervention.
Knobbe\'s rational conclusion that a shift from traditional foods can wreak havoc on Macular function will come as no surprise to those who have postulated similar cause for the multitude of chronic diseases now endemic in so-called developed nations.
Dr.
The data are stark and the potential consequences of Dietary deficiency sobering.
From a meticulous examination of ophthalmic history, comparative epidemiology and Dietary change across the globe, he constructs a cogent and compelling argument for defects in basic nutrition as the fundamental driver of AMD.
Knobbe concludes that we have been looking in the wrong place.
In researching our frustrating lack of success in the quest for a unifying cause of AMD, Dr.
A massive financial investment (both University-based and pharmaceutical) has made no impact on the incidence of a disease that has resisted minor nutritional tinkering and seen no significant gain from our exponentially increased knowledge of genetics.
This epidemic continues to grow, oblivious to a plethora of research.
Luff, MA, FRCS, FRCS(Ophtha), FRCOphth, writes, As the prevalence of AMD escalates, the devastating consequences of visual loss take their relentless toll on individuals, families, and health economies.
Ophthalmologist and retina specialist of the United Kingdom, Andrew J.
Knobbe is the world\'s only ophthalmologist to have proffered such a hypothesis, but which has also been buttressed by supportive research, published in the highly esteemed journal, Medical Hypotheses, in November, 2017.
Price Foundation, and the Macular Degeneration Association.
Knobbe has presented his hypothesis and supportive research on numerous stages all across the United States and for a number of organizations, including the Christian Ophthalmology Society, the Ancestral Health Symposium, the Weston A.
In 2016, ophthalmologist and Associate Clinical Professor Emeritus, Chris Knobbe, MD, proffered a revolutionary hypothesis for both the cause and the treatment of age-related Macular degeneration; since then, his supportive research, writings, and presentations have received tremendous accolades from colleagues and fellow nutrition researchers, alike
