Researchers report that a patented extract made from the French maritime pine may help prevent eye problems associated with diabetes. Those in the study using this product had significant improvements in vision. If you know people dealing with this serious condition, you may want to recommend that they and their doctors review the article, “Pycnogenol® for Retinopathy“, as presented in the December, 2009, issue of Natural Standard’s Integrative Medicine Newsletter. The authors suggest that the beneficial results from using this product may be attributed to the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and capillary-protective effects.