The High Oxygen Content of Your Eye is Part of the Problem
Many eye disorders have been linked to "free radicals," or unstable oxygen molecules within your eye that exceed your body’s natural defense system. These excess free radicals can result in damage to your eye called oxidative stress. And as you age, your eye is likely to produce more free radicals while its ability to neutralize their negative effect decreases. Over time, damaged cells can lead to diseases such as macular degeneration and possibly cataracts.

The Answer is Something We Can Control: Our Nutrition
The solution lies with enzymes and nutrients called antioxidants (chiefly vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin) which occur in many foods, particularly green leafy vegetables and deep-colored foods such as spinach, celery, broccoli, carrots, and sweet potato. We now know that increasing antioxidant levels in your body, through diet and nutritional supplements, is an effective way to neutralize free radicals and strengthen your natural defenses.

Scientific proof abounds that taking antioxidants and zinc, an important mineral for your vision, correlates with a reduced risk of serious eye disease. A landmark study (2001) found a reduction of 25 percent in the progression of age-related macular degeneration in patients who received high dose supplements of vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, zinc, and copper.

More and more, natural nutrients in our food that help to prevent this damage are adversely impacted by farming methods, processing techniques, additives, packaging and storage. We need extra nutrients to combat the effects of these environmental toxins and lifestyle choices, yet our food is less and less able to deliver those nutrients.

That is why AMD Labs™ has created iRx Nutritional Supplements which, when combined with a normal healthy diet, provide the levels of nutrients necessary for optimal health and vision.

In October of 2001, the results of the 7-year long Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) were released. This was the first well-designed, randomized double blind study to find that high dose antioxidants and zinc could slow the progression of macular degeneration in patients with moderate to severe age-related macular degeneration by up to 25%.