AREDS

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Written and reviewed by Keith Ngan MRPharmS — Registered Pharmacist and Eye Nutrition Specialist with 25 years of experience in eye health supplementation. As spring brings longer days and brighter light, we spend more time outdoors — and inevitably, more time squinting at screens or battling pollen-induced eye irritation. It’s […]

Zeaxanthin Benefits: Why It’s Essential for Vision

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Introduction When it comes to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), many people turn to supplements to help slow its progression. Age-Related Eye Disease Studies; AREDS and the AREDS 2 study (sometimes referred to as AREDS2 or AREDS-2) have played a crucial role in modern eye health supplementation. But what exactly changed between the […]

AREDS vs. AREDS 2: What Changed & Why It Matters

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Here’s a question for you: What’s in an “AREDS2 supplement”? If you said “lutein, zeaxanthin, vitamins C & E, zinc and copper” (not in any particular order!) then you would only be partially right.  Of course it’s important to identify the key ingredients recommended in AREDS2, but just as important […]

Is Your AREDS Supplement *REALLY* An AREDS Supplement?