Platinum Naturals Platinum Naturals - Total Vision Care, 60 sgels
Platinum Total Vision Care - Uses therapeutic doses of 20 mg of lutein and 2.5 mg of zeaxanthin in natural oils extracted from Marigold. These extracts protect the macula and photoreceptors in the retina from oxidative stress, as well as helping to filter out high energy visible blue light. Total Vision Care combines Alpha Lipoic Acid with bilberry fruit and grape seed extract. Together, these antioxidants play an important role in protecting the lens of the eye and the retina from free radical damage. They support visual acuity, reduce the risk of developing digital eye burn, cataracts, Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), and slow the progression of AMD.
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Why people keep reordering it
Best suited to: someone on a screen eight hours a day, people over 50 topping up macular pigment, anyone who forgets to take pills with food.
What the research supports
One softgel gives 20 mg of marigold lutein and 2.5 mg zeaxanthin, carried in fish oil for absorption. Sixty softgels last two months.
Macular pigment trials use 10 to 20 mg of lutein a day; this gives 20 mg.
- Macular pigment (evidence: strong, from randomized controlled trial, meta-analysis)
- Lutein and zeaxanthin build up as a protective pigment across the retina, and a daily dose in this range consistently raises that pigment's density in controlled trials.
- Glare recovery (evidence: moderate, from randomized controlled trial)
- Denser macular pigment filters more scattered light before it reaches the retina, and trials at this dose found sharper contrast and faster recovery from glare after 12 weeks.
- Eye strain (evidence: limited, from randomized controlled trial)
- Bilberry's anthocyanosides are thought to support blood flow in the small vessels behind the eye, though the human trials for visual fatigue are few, small, and used more than this softgel carries.
Read the literature: Macular pigment on PubMed, Glare recovery on PubMed, Eye strain on PubMed.
Is it right for you
Worth it if
- someone on a screen eight hours a day
- 20 mg of lutein with 2.5 mg zeaxanthin is the amount used in the screen-worker studies that tracked glare recovery and contrast sensitivity over three months.
- people over 50 topping up macular pigment
- lutein and zeaxanthin are the only two carotenoids the retina concentrates, and diet rarely reaches 20 mg unless you eat kale most days.
- anyone who forgets to take pills with food
- the softgel already contains 405 mg of fish oil, so some of the fat these carotenoids need to dissolve into comes in the capsule itself.
Look elsewhere if
- someone told to take the high dose antioxidant eye formula
- a formula built to those amounts, meaning 500 mg vitamin C, 400 IU vitamin E, 25 mg or more of zinc and 2 mg copper. This carries a fifth of the C, an eighth of the E and under half the zinc.
- vegans and anyone avoiding fish
- a lutein capsule in a plant oil base delivers the same 20 mg without fish oil or a gelatin shell.
- someone buying this for the omega-3
- a proper fish oil. 405 mg of oil at 18 percent EPA and 12 percent DHA works out to about 73 mg EPA and 49 mg DHA, a fraction of what dry eye trials used.
What to expect
Nothing you can feel week to week. Macular pigment builds slowly and the studies that measured it ran six to twelve months. The one thing people do report sooner, usually around eight to twelve weeks, is easier recovery from headlight glare at night.
How it compares
- Compared with a plain lutein 20 mg and zeaxanthin softgel
- this adds bilberry anthocyanosides, grape seed proanthocyanidins, alpha lipoic acid and a balanced zinc to copper pair, so the antioxidant load reaches the lens and the vasculature rather than the macula alone. The tradeoff: every one of those extras sits at a supporting amount rather than its own research dose, and you pay for a dozen small inclusions instead of one large one.
Product details
- Medicinal ingredients
- Lutein esters (Tagetes erecta, marigold flower), Zeaxanthin (Tagetes erecta, marigold flower), Alpha Lipoic Acid, Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus, fruit) and 8 more
- Ingredient form
- sgels
- Servings per container
- 60
- Suggested use
- Adults: Take 1 softgel daily. Take with food, a few hours before or after taking other medications or natural health products. Take with a meal containing oil/fat.
- Country of manufacture
- Canada
- Independent testing
- licensed third-party labs
- Certifications
- Non-GMO, Made in Canada
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place
- Brand
- Platinum Naturals
How to take it
Adults: Take 1 softgel daily. Take with food, a few hours before or after taking other medications or natural health products. Take with a meal containing oil/fat.
- Store in a cool, dry place away from direct light.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Consult a practitioner if you are pregnant, nursing or on medication.
Ingredients
Each softgel contains
- Lutein esters (Tagetes erecta, marigold flower)
- 20 mg
- Zeaxanthin (Tagetes erecta, marigold flower)
- 2.5 mg
- Alpha Lipoic Acid
- 50 mg
- Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus, fruit)
- 36% anthocyanosides 30 mg
- Citrus Bioflavonoids (Citrus aurantifolia, fruit)
- 25 mg
- Grape Seed Extract (Vitis vinifera), 80
- 85% Proanthocyanidins 40 mg
- Vitamin A (Palmitate)
- 1250 IU
- Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
- 100 mg
- Vitamin E (d-alpha tocopherol)
- 50 IU
- Zinc (Citrate)
- 10 mg
- Copper (Cupric citrate)
- 1 mg
- Fish Oil TG (mackerek and sardine) (18% EPA / 12% DHA)
- 405 mg
Non-medicinal ingredients
Beeswax, Non-GMO soy lecithin. Softgel ingredients: Gelatin, glycerin, chlorophyll.
Interactions and cautions
- Medications
- May interact with certain prescription medications. Review with your pharmacist if you take daily medication.
- Timing
- Separate from medications by 2 to 4 hours unless directed otherwise by a healthcare practitioner.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding
- Consult a healthcare practitioner before use if pregnant or breastfeeding.
- General
- Use only as directed. Discontinue and consult a practitioner if you experience an adverse reaction.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent disease. Consult a healthcare practitioner before use. Free certified advisors are available at 1-888-386-1211, Mon to Fri, 9am to 5pm PT.
Questions about Platinum Naturals - Total Vision Care
- Is this the genuine, authentic product?
- Yes. It is identical to what you would pay full price for anywhere else, sourced through our authorized supplier relationships.
- How is the price below retail?
- We buy direct, with nobody in the middle taking a cut, and we sell it for close to what we paid. You see the price privately because you have unlocked the Vault.
- How fast does it ship?
- Orders placed before 12pm PT are processed the same day and ship within two business days. Shipping is free over $89, and a flat $9.95 under that.
- Can I return it?
- You have 30 days after it arrives to request a return. Product must be unused, in its original packaging, with proof of purchase, and return shipping is paid by you. Find it cheaper anywhere in Canada and we will match the price.