Lutein is an antioxidant carotenoid, a pigmented nutrient that gives some fruits and vegetables their yellow color but is also present in high quantities in dark, leafy green vegetables. You’re born with a certain amount of lutein in your eye, but your body doesn’t reproduce it.

The macula is the region of the retina responsible for central vision. It’s also the area that is most sensitive to blue light, the part of the visible light spectrum that, along with ultraviolet light, can damage your eyes. Lutein helps protect the eye by filtering blue light.†

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease associated with aging that gradually destroys sharp, central vision. Central vision is needed for seeing objects clearly and for common daily tasks such as reading and driving. AMD affects the macula, the part of the eye that allows you to see fine detail, but causes no pain.

In some cases, AMD advances so slowly that people notice little change in their vision. In others, the disease progresses faster and may lead to a loss of vision in both eyes.²AMD is a leading cause of blindness in Americans 65 years of age and older.³

Some risk factors can’t be modified, such as age, heredity, and having light skin or eye color. However, you can reduce other risk factors, by quitting smoking, losing weight, managing cholesterol levels and hypertension, and reducing your exposure to sunlight.

Diet and nutrition are also important factors. Unfortunately, many of us do not consume enough eye healthy foods in our diets.⁴

Suggested Adult Use: Take 2 soft gels daily; 1 in the morning, 1 in the evening with a full glass of water and during meals.

Other Ingredients: Gelatin, glycerin, soybean oil, soy lecithin, yellow beeswax, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, FD&C Red #40, FD&C Blue #1.
** May be sourced from Tagetes erecta, a flower.

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1 Symphony Health ProVoice Survey, Ocular Vitamin Report 4/17/14.
2 Adapted from Don't Lose Sight of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (NIH Publication No. 02-3462) and Age-Related Macular Degeneration: What You Should Know (NIH Publication No. 03-2294). https://nei.nih.gov/health/maculardegen/armd_facts
3 Bressler NM. Age-related Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of blindness: [Commentary by Neil M. Bressler, MD]. JAMA. 2004;291(15):1900–1901.
4 Cordain L, Eaton SB, Sebastian A, Mann N, Lindeberg S, Watkins BA, O’Keefe JH, Brand-Miller J. Origins and evolution of the Western diet: health implications for the 21st century. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005;81(2):341-354.