Methods and compositions to promote ocular health
AssigneeAmerisciences, LP
InventorCarlos A. Montesinos
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Abstract
Embodiments include a composition to promote ocular health and a method of treatment for a subject exposed to a source of oxidative or visual stress to the eye or having a degradation of the eye. The composition may include amounts of vitamin A, which includes beta-carotene; vitamin C; vitamin D; vitamin E; zinc; copper; selenium; non-vitamin A carotenoids, which include lutein and zeaxanthin; omega-3 fatty acids, which include eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid; taurine; alpha lipoic acid; pine bark extract; astaxanthin; and Piper spp. extract. The method includes the step of administering to the subject a daily dose of a composition to promote ocular health.
Claims20
A composition to promote ocular health for ameliorating oxidative and visual stresses and degradation of the eye, including due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the composition to promote ocular health comprising:
- an amount of vitamin A in a range of from about 2500 to about 50000 IU, where the vitamin A further comprises beta-carotene in a range of from about 0 to about 50000 IU;
- an amount of vitamin C in a range of from about 60 to about 500 mg;
- an amount of vitamin D in a range of from about 400 to about 2000 IU;
- an amount of vitamin E in a range of from about 0 to about 400 IU;
- an amount of zinc in a range of from about 15 to about 80 mg;
- an amount of copper in a range of from about 0 to about 2 mg;
- an amount of selenium in a range of from about 35 to about 200 μg;
- an amount of non-vitamin A carotenoids in a range of from about 5 to about 62 mg, where the non-vitamin A carotenoids further comprises lutein in a range of from about 5 to about 50 mg and zeaxanthin in a range of from about 0.25 to about 12 mg;
- an amount of omega-3 fatty acids in a range of from about 0 to about 5000 mg, where the omega-3 fatty acids further comprises eicosapentaenoic acid in a range of from about 0 to about 5000 mg and docosahexaenoic acid in a range of from about 0 to about 3000 mg;
- an amount of taurine in a range of from about 100 to about 1000 mg;
- an amount of alpha lipoic acid in a range of from about 0 to about 1000 mg;
- an amount of pine bark extract in a range of from about 0 to about 500 mg;
- an amount of astaxanthin in a range of from about 0 to about 5 mg;
- an amount of Piper spp. extract in a range of from about 0 to about 5 mg.
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