Nutritional supplement for treatment of ocular diseases
OwnerEdward L. Paul, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A nutritional supplement composition that promotes visual health and reduces or reverses visual acuity loss by a reduced Vitamin E content from standard supplements with the addition of taurine, omega-3 fatty acids, and non proform Vitamin A carotenoids including lutein and zeaxanthin. The essential ingredients of the nutritional or dietary supplements are Vitamin C, no more than 300 IUs of Vitamin E, Vitamin A at least a portion of which is provided in the form of a proform Vitamin A carotenoid, omega-3 fatty acids, and non proform Vitamin A carotenoids including lutein and/or zeaxanthin. The essential ingredients are provided in a form suitable of oral ingestion or other forms of administration in one or more doses per day.
Claims10
A composition consisting of:
- (a) 60 to 500 mg of Vitamin C;
- (b) 22 to 300 IUs of Vitamin E;
- (c) 6(10,000IUs) to 9 mg (15,000 IUs) of fat soluble Vitamin A;
- (d) 11.2 (18,640 IUs) to 12 mg (20,000 IUs) of water soluble beta-carotene;
- (e) at least 8 mg of carotenoids selected from lutein, zeaxanthin and mixtures thereof;
- (f) 69.6 to 80 mg zinc;
- (g) 1 to 1.6 mg copper,
- (h) 100 to 180 mg EPA;
- (i) 100 to 500 mg DHA;
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- (j) 200 to 600 mg of taurine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.