Compositions and Methods for Maintaining, Strengthening, Improving, or Promoting Eye Health

• Main Authors: BARTELS STEPHEN P, AMICO VALENTINA, STEIN DANIEL, CUMMINS KARL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 31.07.2008
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

Compositions for maintaining, strengthening, improving, or promoting eye health comprise alpha-lipoic acid, ascorbic acid, and alpha-tocopherol, or pharmaceutical equivalents thereof. The compositions are useful to prevent, stabilize, reverse and/or treat visual acuity loss in subjects having, or being at risk of developing, an ocular disease. The compositions can further comprise one or more other antioxidants, beneficial minerals, and/or nutritional or dietary materials.