Is there is a nutritional approach to reducing age-related visual problems?

Depends: Patients at risk for macular degeneration are advised to increase the lutein ; xeaxanthine in their diet from foods such as broccoli, spinach ; kale, increase omega-3-fatty acids from fish oil or flax seed, increase the fruit and consider a once a day multivitamin. Patients with macular degeneration should do the same but be on a twice day areds vitamin depending in their doctor's recommendation.

Yes: The best science is for patients that have moderate age related macular degeneration. Taking vitamins (areds formula) reduces the risk of vision loss by approx. 25%. For those at risk of armd, the science is less strong, but a diet rich in lutein and zeaxanthins (think green leafy vegetables) is very likely beneficial. High vitamin c intake may be protective against cataracts.