TURNING POINT John Nolan

摘要

I graduated from Waterford Institute of Technology in 2002 and applied to do a PhD there, looking for links between nutrition and age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness. I was also interested in conducting population studies that might help us to understand what makes someone fit or healthy. At the time, Ireland's economy was quite strong, so it was a big decision to turn down better-paid positions. But it was the right decision. My graduate adviser and I had an exceptional experience - publishing our observations of the link between macular pigment and age-related macular degeneration in more than 800 people in just two years.