Vitamin Supplement For Eye Health

My husband has macular degeneration. His optician advised him to take Macushield. On his last visit the optician said his condition had improved slightly.

Sometimes having a supplement is the best way to help with a condition. In days gone by the supplement for pernicious anaemia was raw liver, but nowadays most people prefer the B12 injection even though raw liver smoothies can be taken instead.
Sometimes it's not easy to get as much as one needs from food if the foods that are rich in vit xxx are not palatable.to the person, or are to be avoided for other reasons, have side effects, are expensive or not easy to access ( berries are so good for you but expensive to eat in the right quantities all year round for example) and a supplement can make ingesting the substances that help much easier. And yes trying to avoid things that make things worse, poor diet, smoking, alcohol etc and replacing with a healthier diet
Even if a supplement can't reverse a condition, it can help things from deteriorating as rapidly as they would otherwise might do.

There have been studies on AREDS 2 which can help against Macular Degeneration
I have been taking these supplements on suggestion by my optician for some time.
I suggest you look at the evidence on The Macular Society and make your own mind up.
Good luck.

I have had bad eyesight all my life -short sight and developed cataracts in my fifties who’ve been operated on. Started taking Visionace about twelve years ago. I notice the difference in my eyes anytime I have briefly stopped taking it. I think it’s usually cheaper than macushield

Eye specialist told me to take Luteinvision or Macusvision. I'm sure he knows more about eyes and diet than a GP that only has minimal training in nutrition.

There are different types of Vit k . . The one you need along side Vit D is K2

Oh sorry no advice from me. I’m just recovering from two cataract removals. The first one went horribly wrong but after a year in recovery I no longer need reading glasses. The second one was very frightening due to the first but it was straight forward and I now have 20/20 vision so anyone hesitating just get on with it.

I asked my optician on Friday about taking supplements to improve my night vision. She categorically said it would do no good.

pinkwallpaper

I asked my optician on Friday about taking supplements to improve my night vision. She categorically said it would do no good.

Did she advise you about different coatings on your glasses that can help, though? I’ve just had some new driving glasses that help with glare from headlamps.

Have any of these products helped with dry eyes. I've tried EVERYTHING ELSE to no avail.

Have you tried taking Flaxseed Oil capsules?
Also I use Hycosan Extra (red box)
My eyes are so much better that they were.....I can go days without thinking about them. But if they do trouble me I always keep some of the Hycosan near me.
Good Luck x

Kate1949

My husband has macular degeneration. His optician advised him to take Macushield. On his last visit the optician said his condition had improved slightly.

My DH also has the beginning of macular degeneration and his optician recommended he take the Macushield supplement. Time will tell if it is effective.

DanniRae

Have you tried taking Flaxseed Oil capsules?
Also I use Hycosan Extra (red box)
My eyes are so much better that they were.....I can go days without thinking about them. But if they do trouble me I always keep some of the Hycosan near me.
Good Luck x

I also recommend Hycosan Extra . I had terrible dry eyes that were running all the time.
After a few days use they are a lot better.

Part of the problem is that people Don’t have balanced diets and many foods are deficient anyway and many don’t stay in the body!! Try looking at deficiencies in Vit D! I have never known any GP who had any knowledge of supplements and deficiencies!! Also a great many pharmaceutical drugs deplete the body of natural vitamins, minerals and fats, proteins and sugars etc!! Our bodies are far more complicated than we realise!!

Also Sea Buckthorn capsules improve a dry eye condition! Inexpensive!

Hatty05darling

Part of the problem is that people Don’t have balanced diets and many foods are deficient anyway and many don’t stay in the body!! Try looking at deficiencies in Vit D! I have never known any GP who had any knowledge of supplements and deficiencies!! Also a great many pharmaceutical drugs deplete the body of natural vitamins, minerals and fats, proteins and sugars etc!! Our bodies are far more complicated than we realise!!

I worked for several GP’s and there were a couple that embraced things like supplements and alternative therapies. But, in general, most of them would only recommend things that had been scientifically proved to work. Imo, if something isn’t going to cause any problems and might just help, it’s worth giving it a go, even if it’s just a placebo effect.

DanniRae

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I think you’re delusional.

I think you're RUDE!

So do I! This person frequently comes out with abrupt and unnecessary put-downs. Glad I’m not the only one who noticed it!

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