WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20 — People with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa may be at risk for potentially serious eye damage, says a small new study from Greece.
This damage can occur in the macula, which is located near the center of the retina at the back of the eye and is responsible for fine detailed central vision and the processing of light.
In this study, researchers at the University of Athens compared the thickness of the macula and its electrical activity in the eyes of 13 women who'd had anorexia nervosa for an average of 10 years and 20 healthy women without anorexia who served as controls. The average age of the women was 28.
When compared to the healthy women, those with anorexia nervosa had no obvious visual problems and their eyes were working normally. However, the…
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