| You have been diagnosed with an intermediate
stage of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) which, left
untreated, has a significant risk of progression to a more
advanced stage within 5 years.
Daily dietary high dose antioxidant vitamins and nutrients
supplementation statistically reduces this risk by approximately
20% in certain patients only!
One of several commercially available, over-the-counter vitamin
supplements is Ocuvite PreserVision®, which contains vitamins
A (as beta-carotene), C, and E, along with zinc and copper
in dosages as recommended in the National Eye Institute sponsored
research study1.
The recommended dosage is 2 capsules per day, one dose with
a substantial morning meal and the second dose with a substantial
evening meal.
Reported side effects of high dose vitamins and zinc are few
but must be monitored by your primary care physician. These
include, but are not limited to, yellowish discoloration of
the skin, increased risk of lung cancer in present and former
smokers, formation of kidney stones, elevated cholesterol
levels and altered blood clotting.
Always advise your primary care physician of this and any
other dietary supplements you are taking.
1 Arch Ophthalmol. 2001;119:1417-1436
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