Different Ways To Treat Usher Syndrome

Vitamin A Palmitate

Vitamin A palmitate has been carefully researched in relation to how it affects retinal degeneration. The results are promising when it comes to those with Usher syndrome Type 2. While taking high doses does not completely stop the degeneration, a major six-year study showed it slowed it down by twenty percent annually. This can translate to many more years of useful vision for those with Usher syndrome. In the study, patients took 15,000 IU palmitate in the form of Vitamin A supplements. Their dietary consumption of the vitamin was assumed to be around 3,000 IU. Anyone wanting to take Vitamin A palmitate as a treatment should do so cautiously, however. A daily dose of over 25,000 IU has been shown to be toxic and can cause significant liver damage.