Dr. R Hoggan

> Hi Philip, 
> 
> >(snip)
> 
> > Cordain et al found that chronically high blood sugar is a
> > factor contributing to nearsightedness by causing excessive 
> > growth in the vitreal chamber growth. Perhaps the Paleo 
> > vision improvement occurs in part because of a reduction in 
> > blood sugar spikes that reduces insulin level spikes, which 
> > then somehow reverses some of the vitreal chamber growth. How 
> > this reversal would occur I don't know. 
> If memory serves, that work was done in infants and may not 
> apply to adults. Nonetheless, as you mention, uncontrolled 
> blood sugar in diabetic patients can lead to blindness. 

Yes, and diabetic adults have reported that improved blood sugar control
resulted in improved vision, and at least one eye doctor has observed this
phenomenon in patients.