Fighting Blindness-Funded Researcher Professor John Nolan Discusses Nutrition, Vision and Healthy Ageing

Image Description: Fighting Blindness logo, Professor John Nolan, Director of the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland (NRCI) at SETU, alongside a blue graphic of a human brain. Text on the image indicates a discussion on nutrition, vision, and cognitive health as we age, featuring on “Today with David McCullagh”.

Ahead of World Retina Day on Sunday, 27 September, we are highlighting the important connection between nutrition, eye health and healthy ageing.

Former Fighting Blindness-funded researcher Professor John Nolan, Director of the Nutrition Research Centre Ireland (NRCI) at South East Technological University (SETU) and Principal Investigator of the Macular Pigment Research Group (MPRG), recently featured on Today with David McCullagh.

In the interview, Professor Nolan discusses how nutrition may influence vision and cognitive health as we age, as well as the role of macular pigment in supporting eye health.

Listen to Professor John Nolan discuss nutrition, vision and healthy ageing on Today with David McCullagh below.

[▶ Listen to the audio clip here]

Professor Nolan’s research has contributed to our understanding of the relationship between nutrition and eye health. Fighting Blindness is proud to have supported his research and the work of the Macular Pigment Research Group.