Optim 3 Premier Formula for Ocular Nutrition™

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Optim 3^® Premier Formula for Ocular Nutrition, the one and only endorsed by Paul Harvey, is an advanced formula to help maintain eye health. By age 65, one in three Americans have age related eye disease. In many cases, it begins soon after age 40, yes 40! As you age, your eyes lose flexibility, making it harder to sharply focus on the fine details of objects held at close distance. Although it's a natural part of aging, and affects almost everyone, proper nutrition may delay the onset. Maybe you have experienced some symptoms such as:

• Difficulty seeing objects too close to you.
• Blurry vision when you try to read.
• Dealing with eye strain, eye fatigue, or drowsiness when performing activities such as computer work, drawing, or needlepoint.

Why Optim 3^® Premier Formula for Ocular Nutrition™?

Ocular Nutrition contains 18 important nutrients deemed essential to eye health, the most critical ones being:

• Vitamin C
• Vitamin E
• beta carotene
• Zinc
• patented Ocucel Lutein Complex

Our specially formulated product provides nutrition support for those at risk for age related eye disease. Research now shows that Lutein in conjunction with other antioxidants helps filter out visible blue light, a major cause of light damage to the eyes. Research suggests a minimum of 6-10 mg per day of lutein from dark green leafy vegetables and other sources is necessary to realize the health benefits of lutein. Most Americans don’t consume enough foods rich in lutein in a normal day to promote complete eye health. With Ocular Nutrition, you can get the nutrients to promote eye health.

Proper nutrition can play a major role in reducing risk of age related eye disease. The Age Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) was a 10-year major eye nutrition study conducted in the 1990s and sponsored by the National Eye Institute (NEI), one of the Federal government's National Institutes of Health. The Age Related Eye Disease Study was designed to:

• Investigate the natural history and risk factors of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts.
• Evaluate the effect of high doses of antioxidants and zinc on the progression of AMD and cataracts. Results from the AREDS showed that a combination of high levels of antioxidant vitamins A, C and E (in combination with the mineral zinc) significantly reduces the risk of advanced macular degeneration and its associated vision loss.

The macula is the part of the eye that controls central vision. Macular degeneration is an eye disorder that damages the center of the retina, which is called the macula. This makes it difficult to see fine details. The disease is most common in people over 60, which is why it is often referred to as age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Decreased macular pigment has been shown to be a risk factor for developing AMD.

Ingredients in Ocular Nutrition and how to take it:

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Angiogenesis?
Angiogenesis is the formation or growth of new blood vessels. In the most severe form of age-related macular degeneration (known as 'wet' ARMD) abnormal angiogenesis occurs under the retina resulting in irreversible loss of vision. The loss of vision is due to scarring of the retina secondary to the bleeding from the new blood vessels.

As we age, the macula (the small part of the retina at the back of the eye that provides sharpness of vision) begins to break down and produces small white particles called drusen, which are seen in a fundus photograph and in a cross-sectional diagram above. These can be an early sign of macular degeneration, but they do not usually cause vision loss by themselves and not all patients who develop drusen go on to develop macular degeneration.

What is macular degeneration?
The eye is often compared to a camera. The front of the eye contains a lens that focuses images on the back of the eye. This area, called the retina, is covered with special nerve cells that react to light, like film in a camera. These nerve cells are very close together in the middle of the retina where the eye focuses the images that we see. This part of the retina is called the macula.

What is AMD?
There are two types of AMD - the dry (atrophic) form and the wet (exudative) form. The dry form of AMD affects about 90 percent of AMD patients and usually begins with the formation of tiny yellow deposits called drusen in the macula. Drusen usually do not cause serious loss of vision, but can cause distortion of vision. However, for reasons that are not yet understood, sometimes drusen will cause the macula to thin and break down, slowly leading to vision loss.

• Dry Form: The dry or atrophic form of age-related macular degeneration, seen above in fundus photography and in a cross-sectional diagram, is the most common form of macular degeneration, accounting for about 90 percent of cases. Although this form of AMD does not usually cause severe vision loss, it can progress to the wet form, so patients who have it should see their ophthalmologist regularly
• Wet Form: The wet or exudative form of AMD, seen here in fundus photography and in a cross-sectional diagram, affects about 10 percent of AMD patients. It is caused by the growth of abnormal blood vessels at the back of the eye that can leak fluid and blood. The wet form of AMD typically causes significant vision problems in the affected eye and can progress very rapidly and cause permanent vision loss.