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SUPPLEMENT FACTS:
Serving Size: 3 Capsules
Ingredients:
Vitamin C ... 200 mg.
Niacinamide ... 100 mg.
B-1 (Thiamine Mononitrate) ... 12 mg.
B-2 (Riboflavin) ... 10 mg.
B-6 (Pyridoxine HCI) ... 12 mg.
Vitamin E (as tocopheryl succinate) ... 250 IU.
Selenium (as selenomethionine) ... 50 mg.
Manganese (as citrate) ... 1 mg.
Billberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) ... 80 mg.
(24% Anthocyanins)
Lutein ... 10 mg.
Ginkgo Biloba ... 60 mg.
(24% Ginkgoflavonglycosides)
Alpha Lipoic Acid ... 100 mg.
Grape Seed Extract (vitus vinifera) ... 100 mg.
(95% Polyphenols)
Quercetin ... 300 mg.
Taurine ... 500 mg.
EyeBright ... 100 mg.
Other Ingredients: Cellulose, magnesium stearate and silicon dioxide.
Capsule: Gelatin.
Suggested Usage: Take 3 capsules per day with food, or as directed by your qualified health consultant.
Description: * Vision Optimizer
Supports Visual Function and Ocular Antioxidant Status!
• Supplies Lutein, the Carotenoid Most Important for Protecting the Macula of the Lens.
• Provides Support for Night Vision by Nourishing the Visual Purple Component of the Retina with Bilberry Anthocyanosides.
• Strengthens the Capillaries and Helps to Normalize Capillary Permeability with Grape Seed Proanthocyanidins.
• Acts As a Powerful Antioxidant and Free Radical Scavenger Through the Multiple Actions of Alpha-Lipoic Acid, Vitamin E and Taurine.
• Contains Quercetin to Protect the Lens Architecture and Inhibit Aldose Reductase.
• Promotes Circulation with Ginkgo Biloba.
THE EYES: YOUR WINDOW ON HEALTH
The health of the body is often reflected in the eyes. Circulatory problems which are hidden elsewhere in the body can manifest visibly in these organs. Similarly, the antioxidant status of the ageing body often will have a profound effect upon the eyes. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD, a deterioration in the retina at the point at which images are focused) is a typical result of the aging process, as the formation of cataracts (opaque defects in the transparency of the lens of the eye). Prevent Blindness America estimates that AMD may affect 13 million individuals in this country. Cataracts impair the vision of roughly 4 million Americans. Some authorities estimate that thirty percent of all adults aged 70 and older suffer from some form of vision impairment. Diet, through its effects upon antioxidant status, may play a significant role in these age-related degenerations. In one study of 40 to 70 year olds, for instance, those who consumed fewer than 3.5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day had 5 times the risk for developing one type of cataract and 13 times the risk for developing another type of cataract when compared to those who ate more than 3.5 servings of fruits and vegetables daily.
Jarrow Formulas? Vision Optimizer provides a comprehensive combination of nutrients which support the various aspects of visual functioning and which help to maintain optimal ocular antioxidant status. All of the nutritional supporting compounds known to be important to visual health, including the most important phytonutrients, are provided in one convenient formula.
LUTEIN COMES INTO ITS OWN
Lutein is a a carotenoid (a family of brightly colored pigments in plant foods). It is less common than its better-known relative, beta-carotene, but it appears to offer more and greater benefits to the body. In particular, lutein has been shown clinically to support visual function and to protect the health of eye tissues as we age. Scientists believe that lutein contributes to the density of macular pigment ˆˆ the component of the eye which typically absorbs and filters out 40 to 60% of damaging near-ultraviolet blue light (near-UV blue light) which strikes the retina. The denser the pigment, the more the inner retina is protected from light-induced damage. Lutein also helps limit blue light damage to the inner retina by inhibiting lipid peroxidation and by neutralizing free radicals. The exact cause of AMD is not yet known, although the protective role of nutrition against the condition is being researched at major universities and other institutions. A 1994 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association concluded that a daily intake of 6 mg per day of lutein led to a 43 percent lower risk of developing AMD.
Likewise, considerable evidence shows the importance of lutein in reducing changes in the opacity of the eye lens as we age. A study published in the British Medical Journal examined cataract formation among 50,000 women over an eight-year period. The results clearly showed that the consumption of spinach, which is an excellent source of lutein, led to a much lower level of such eye lens changes than did the consumption of other vegetables, such as carrots, sweet potatoes and winter squash, which contain primarily beta-carotene and very little lutein.
BILBERRY: FOOD FOR THE EYES
The bilberry is a close relative of American blueberry. It grows in Northern Europe, Canada, and in parts of the Northern United States, where the berries are known as huckleberries. There are over 100 species with similar names and fruit. The English call bilberries whortleberries. The Scots know them as blaeberries.
Much of the modern research on bilberry extract has focused upon the benefits to the eyes. Bilberry anthcyanosides provide three primary benefits to these organs. First, these highly colored plant pigments nourish the retina. Night vision depends upon the retina‚s ability to constantly regenerate visual purple (rhodopsin), and anthocyanosides serve as ""building blocks"" for this important substance. Tests have confirmed these benefits. When subjects with normal vision supplemented with bilberry extract, it was found that the acuity of their nighttime vision improved, as did the speed at which they adjusted to darkness and the rate at which they recovered from blinding glare. After reviewing the literature, some authors have suggested that bilberry extract provides benefits even in cases of myopia. These findings may reflect the importance of visual purple for visual acuity in general. Bilberry‚s active ingredients, its anthcyanosides, may also provide benefits in those areas of eye health which reflect antioxidant status. Interesting results have been found with human trials in which bilberry extract was supplemented, either alone or in combination with vitamin E.
* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
