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UC Irvine Researchers Explore Fatty Acids to Combat Age-Related Vision Loss

A study from UC Irvine suggests that targeting the ELOVL2 'aging gene' with fatty acid supplementation may offer a way to reverse age-related vision decline, based on promising results in mice.

Editorial Staff · 2026-04-23 · 1 MIN READ

Researchers at UC Irvine have made strides in understanding how to potentially reverse age-related vision loss by focusing on the ELOVL2 'aging gene'.

Their findings indicate that restoring essential fatty acids in the retina could play a crucial role in this process.

Experiments conducted on mice have shown encouraging results, suggesting that fatty acid supplementation may be a viable treatment option.