EyePromise, a Chesterfield, MO-based eye health nutraceutical company, announced today a new and improved formula to its EyePromise® Restore line, which now adds vitamins B6 and B12, folic acid, and Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). Eyepromise® Restore is an ocular nutrition supplement specially formulated to preserve and support vision for individuals concerned with, at-risk for, or in the early stages of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
“Zeaxanthin, lutein, and several other components that make up EyePromise Restore have been shown to have a protective effect against the progression of retinal damage,” says Joseph J. Pizzimenti, OD, FAAO, faculty member at the Rosenberg School of Optometry at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas.
A case report published last year in Advances in Ophthalmology and Visual System cited the use of EyePromise Restore in its original formulation to improve macular pigment and visual function. The authors reported that 97.8 percent of patients supplementing with Restore improved or stabilized their AMD progression. In addition, 88.3 percent saw at least a 30-percent increase in macular pigment optical density, a leading risk factor for AMD that affects 78 percent of the U.S. population.
Meanwhile, according to another study published in Archives of Internal Medicine, taking a combination of vitamins B6 and B12 and folic acid also appears to decrease the risk of age-related macular degeneration in women.
“High levels of homocysteine, an amino acid, and B vitamin deficiencies have been linked to a higher risk of AMD. Folic acid, along with vitamins B6 and B12, has been shown in numerous studies to help lower homocysteine levels.” says A. Paul Chous, OD, FAAO, a private practitioner in Tacoma, WA. “Women taking the supplements had a 34 percent lower risk of any AMD and a 41 percent lower risk of visually significant AMD,” he adds.
“We believe the addition of B6, B12, folic acid, and CoQ10 to EyePromise Restore will complement these already impressive results and help eye care professionals provide important nutritional support to meet their patients’ eye health needs,” notes Dennis Gierhart, Ph.D., co-founder of ZeaVision®, the parent company of EyePromise.