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Eye vitamins?

I am a 25 year old female with poor eyesight (it's about a -7 in contacts). I was wondering if eye vitamins such as iCaps, or any other eye multivitamin, would benefit my eye health at all. While I'm not expecting it to improve my eyesight (is this even possible? And how?), would it have any benefits or effects? Are ocular supplements worth taking in general?

I'm also on oral contraceptives and take a women's multivitamin & fish oil daily, if this has any effect on the above.

Thank you in advance!
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Green tea.  It has for years been thought to have benefits on the eye tissue (retina), but lately it has in fact been proved by scientists (helps prevent oxidation).  Green leafy vegetables is also great for general eye support.


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233488 tn?1310693103
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ICAPS are form of AREDS supplement for age related macular degeration has been shown to slow dry ARMD by about 30%. It has not been show to prevent ARMD and that is the subject of the AREDS 2 study now under way. Unfortunately it will probably be at least 5 years before we know if ICAPS, Occuvite or Preservision reduce the risk of getting ARMD in people that do not have it.

ICAPS does not do anything else that we know of.  A good diet, not smoking, and taking 2 or 3 fish oil per day is a good health plan as is avoiding heavy sunlight exposure and avoiding eye injuries.
JCH MD
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