Nutritional supplements may help ease dry eye symptoms that are commonly associated with contact lens discomfort due to sensitivity from dryness on the corneal surface.

There are certain factors that contribute to Dry Eye Syndrome, although both men and women of any age may experience it.

Artificial eyedrops in bottles can be uncomfortable, making the eyes red and irritated when they should be soothing. Not only that, but they can actually make the tear film LESS stable and cause permanent changes to the ocular surface.

Dry Eye Syndrome is a disorder of the tear film due to tear deficiency or excessive tear evaporation which causes damage to the interpalpebral ocular surface and is associated with symptoms of ocular discomfort. 

Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disorder characterized by redness and blemishes around the face, especially the forehead, nose and cheeks. When rosacea affects the eyes, the condition is known as ocular rosacea.

To help keep the eyes comfortable and vision optimal, a normal, thin film of tears coats the eyes. If any of the three layers of the tear film are deficient, the eye may suffer symptoms of dry eye.

When it comes to wrinkled skin, especially around the eyelids, collagen is not beneficial. While it goes against the convention of what people hear on commercials for beauty creams, the facts are this...

Nutritional support for optimizing tear production and promoting healthy tear film layers may assist with symptoms related to burning eyes.

Burning eyes are a common eye health complaint. In addition to a stinging sensation, burning eye symptoms may be accompanied by a mucous-like discharge, tear-filled eyes, eye fatigue, and moments of blurred eyesight.

Dry eye syndrome is a chronic lack of sufficient lubrication and moisture in the eye. To help keep the eyes comfortable and vision optimal, a normal, thin film of tears coats the eyes. This tear film is made up of three main layers, which are critical to a normal tear film.

The most common question I’m asked by friends and friends of friends is, “My father/mother/sibling has macular degeneration. They’re already taking an AREDS2 supplement. Is there anything else they should be doing?” And most of my answer doesn’t answer the question they asked. Instead, I ask them, “What are you doing for yourself?”

It’s always a good idea to make sure you’re taking the right eye formula. Here are my brief summaries of each formula. Feel free to contact us if you need more guidance. Our complete catalog of eye vitamins is located at https://www.visivite.com/collections/all-products.

Copper doesn’t help your macular degeneration. Surprised?

This post is a bit technical. But I think it’s worth your while to know this information, and I believe that you’ll be impressed with the detail that goes into making sure that you’re getting the lutein and zeaxanthin amounts that you’re paying for.

The staff at Vitamin Science Inc. share the singular vision that VisiVite products must be considered to be the world's leader for quality and distinction. 

For more than 50 years, eye doctors have been recommending eye vitamins to their patients for vision health . But it wasn't until 2001, when the Ag...

Research published in 2015 by the U.S. National Eye Institute showed that 6 AREDS 2 ingredients were critical in supporting the health of the eye in macular degeneration. This article explains the development and final conclusions of that research.

Published studies support that 40 mg zinc and 1 mg copper, in a 40 to 1 ratio, has lower side effects and no significant difference in efficacy for macular degeneration when compared with 80 mg zinc and 2 mg copper as a daily dose. Furthermore, some people with specific complement factors may do worse with zinc.

Not all vitamin E is the same. Many cheap supplement manufacturers cut corners by using synthetic vitamin E -- a more affordable form (dl-alpha-tocopheryl) that "does less" than natural vitamin E.

FloraGLO® Lutein, derived from Marigold flowers, is the quality, lutein ingredient brand used in a majority of clinical trials worldwide* and the lutein ingredient brand most recommended by doctors**.

This article explains the differences between the AREDS vs AREDS 2 studies.

Research indicates that a number of natural compounds can optimize vision health and assist with common vision problems.

Turmeric has been used in cooking for thousands of years. This spice is becoming increasingly known for being more than just a way to add flavor to food. Its medicinal properties have been slowly revealing themselves over the centuries. Today, science is finding a growing list of conditions that may benefit from turmeric.

Similar to Vitamin E, which has active Right-handed and inactive Left-handed isomers, there are three optical isomers of Zeaxanthin: R-R form found in Nature (corn, persimmons, kale, turnip greens, collard greens, romaine lettuce, broccoli, zucchini, peas, brussel sprouts, red peppers), Meso-zeaxanthin (R-L form) found only in the primate retina but nowhere else in the body, and L-L form, which is not found in nature.

The AREDS2 results were published May 5, 2013 by the National Eye Institute in JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.

People usually think that "glaucoma" is only one disease. But in actuality it encompasses many forms. And one of the most interesting and common forms is known as pigmentary glaucoma.

VisiVite's CEO, Dr. Paul Krawitz, a Board Certified Glaucoma Specialist, uses a cool, painless laser light treatment known as Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty, or SLT, that takes only 1 minute to perform. And the CoolLaser has been shown in several scientific studies to be just as effective as eyedrop therapy.

There is no absolute best way to treat glaucoma. Instead, the proper treatment of glaucoma involves assessing what works best and is easiest for the patient, combined with what is most effective to get the eye to a healthy pressure level.

Glaucoma is a disease of the optic nerve in the back of the eye, that is sometimes, but not always, associated with elevated eye pressures.

The placement of a gonioscopy mirrored lens on the surface of the cornea allows the eye doctor to examine an important structure that cannot be seen by penlight or even the slit lamp biomicroscope. The structure is called the anterior chamber angle, and it contains the peripheral iris, ciliary body, trabecular meshwork and peripheral internal cornea.

For patients who have both glaucoma and cataracts, combining separate procedures on the same day is not only more convenient than having two separate surgeries, but it can provide improved vision and improved intraocular pressure control. In many circumstances, glaucoma medications can be reduced or eliminated afterwards.

Most of the time, cataract surgery is an easy, comfortable and fast surgery for patient and surgeon alike. Modern techniques often use femtosecond laser to divide the cataract into manageable pieces and create computer-perfect tissue incisions. But other times, cataract surgery is anything but routine.

Dr. Paul Krawitz completed his ophthalmology residency and glaucoma fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center in 1990. Since that time, he has refined his cataract surgery technique, based upon tens of thousands of surgeries performed and utilizing the most advanced published techniques and state-of-the-art equipment.

There is a drug side effect that is adversely affecting the treatment of cataracts by making the surgery more difficult and increasing the likelihood of surgical complications. The drugs causing this problem are Flomax and other similar medications for prostate hypertrophy.

VisiVite's C.E.O., Dr. Paul Krawitz recommends that you consider Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery if you have one of the following conditions: extremely dense cataract, previous significant eye trauma or unstable cataract support, pseudoexfoliation syndrome, or poor corneal endothelial cell health. Even if you do not have one of these conditions, you can have Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery.

Likening a cataract to a piece of fruit, and waiting until it’s “ripe”before you can have surgery might be a catchy phrase. But it’s also outdated medicine.

Patients with astigmatism who have undergone cataract surgery often lament their choice to have a standard lens implanted which does not fully correct their vision.

During cataract surgery, the lens is dissolved using ultrasound and then vacuumed out of the eye. In its place, the ophthalmic surgeon places an intraocular lens implant. Cataract surgery using a no-stitch technique represents a wonderful opportunity for you to improve vision AND become less dependent upon glasses.

Cataract surgery is the most frequent surgery performed annually in the United States. Yet, there are several myths regarding cataract surgery. For example, a cataract is not a veil that grows over the eye. Nor is it a new growth inside the eye.

A small percentage of elderly adults secrete a protein within the fluid of the inner eyeball. This protein then layers upon many of the internal structures of the eye, including the cornea (the clear window in the front of the eye), the colored iris, the internal lens and the structure that drains fluid from the eye and helps to maintain normal internal pressure, known as the trabecular meshwork.

Patients suffering from Sjögren's syndrome may find relief of their symptoms by undergoing intense pulsed light therapy.

Researchers were investigating the link between depression and the severity of dry eye disease symptoms, including inflammatory markers.

Researchers published the results of a recent study in Science Reports. The study revealed that the severity and progression of AMD could be determined by measuring the level of VEGF in the tears of AMD patients.

Here’s one thing you can start today for better eye and body health: Reduce foods with a high glycemic index (GI).

Study results offer hope to patients with wet macular degeneration who are receiving anti-VEGF injections.

Changes within the retina could help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's much earlier in life allowing for intervention before the disease progesses.

The FDA announced their approval of a generic form of cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion (Viatris) 0.05% single use vials of eye drops.

Dry Eye Syndrome affects about 49 million people in the United States. Patients experience blurry vision, pain, redness, light sensitivity,  and a "gritty" feeling in the eyes.

We don't just boast about using Natural ingredients, such as Natural Vitamin E and Natural Zeaxanthin in VisiVite eye vitamins because we think it has more cache. It turns out that natural ingredients often have greater biological effect. And now, the U.S. FDA agrees.

Eye doctors struggle with weight gain, just like their patients.

A recent study found that patients suffering from mild-to-moderate dry eye disease benefited from oral supplementation of astaxanthin.

Sometimes it’s nice to hear from the doctor himself about what he’s doing for his own overall health and eye health. After all, does he practice what he preaches?

In response to the stress on the body, hair loss is common. And now we know that victims of Covid describe their hair falling out in bunches and clumps.

Researchers found that patients who underwent cataract surgery were 29 percent less likely to be diagnosed with dementia 

We recently passed our 20 year anniversary of manufacturing eye vitamins. So it's a good morning to reflect on how we manage to continue our success, year after year, while other vitamin companies and resellers close shop. And the answers are more than boasting (and it's not really boasting if we're telling our VisiVite family is it?). No, the answers help you to confirm the thoughtful choice you made when you trusted us with your eye health.

Researchers found that patients who received ocular bandages self-reported symptoms at an equal or lower rate when compared to other treatment options.

Humans are animals that are motivated by reward. So why is this "feedback loop" so important in being compliant with medications and supplements?

Dr. Paul Krawitz explains eyelid spasm not due to any known medical condition.

January is Glaucoma Awareness Month. As an elected member of the American Glaucoma Society, I want to share with you their 12 important facts that you should know about this sneaky disease, little by little, without you being aware, until it's too late.

For patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration, gene therapy has the potential to transfigure the treatment options that are available.

It is not surprising that we continue to learn of new doctors and large medical practices that now recommend VisiVite to their patients.

VisiVite Balanced Ocular Support is absolutely our most potent supplement for general eye health, and if you want, can be taken WITH your AREDS 2. Like many of our products, it uses FloraGLO® lutein and Omnixan® zeaxanthin, and contains 17 premium ingredients for ocular cellular balance.

Researchers found that adults who have had cataract surgery had almost a 30% lower risk of developing dementia for at least 10 years after the operation when compared to those who did not have cataract surgery.

It's time to batten down the hatches.The Omicron variant of Covid-19 is sweeping the country like a tsunami. Daily new cases are higher than they were in spring 2020. And this one is even getting vaccinated people.

I am SO impressed with this new version of VisiVite Super Lutein 444®. Not just because it’s “ugly,” but because the results from its third-party independent laboratory testing blew me away.

The latest hurdle that was jumped for the implantable device was the successful implantation in sheep.

Going through the cycle of being health-minded to make up for failing to take care of yourself is not nearly as effective as staying on the right path.

Most of our color-sensing cones are the center of the macula in a tiny area known as the fovea, which works best in daylight. That's why we don't see much color at night. Color vision relies on macular health.

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham examined the link between PPS exposure and maculopathy.

It's been yet another difficult year, so it may seem difficult to conjure up thanks this year. And yet...

A diet that that is good for heart health is also good for eye health and protection from blue and UV light.

Now, with a new kind of intraocular lens that corrects for all ranges of distances, more patients will be able to toss their glasses after cataract surgery.

I don't want to see ANY progression on their photographs or optical scans. If I do, I modify strategies.

There’s a new prescription eyedrop that was just approved for presbyopia and farsightedness by the FDA, and I have concerns.

The FDA recently announced it's approval of the first eye drops to treat presbyopia (farsightedness).

There is tremendous responsibility in being an ophthalmologist, and especially being an eye surgeon.

The FDA just approved ranibizumab (Lucentis) as an ocular implant to be injected into the eye for people with wet macular degeneration, based upon the successful Archway study run under the FDA umbrella.

The FDA has approved Tyrvaya nasal spray for dry eye syndrome. 

Unless you’re in the eye field, it’s easy to confuse the terms cataracts and glaucoma. And yesterday, I completed another dozen surgeries, some for cataracts, others for glaucoma. So what’s the difference?

Whether you are Buddhist, Hindu, Christian, Jewish or Muslim, ancient religions have the potential to teach us lessons rather than simply decreeing old dictums for our modern lives.

Denmark researchers recently completed a study to determine if maternal diabetes increases the risk of needing eyeglasses in their children.

Dry eye patients begin to complain about symptoms in September when the weather changes, more so than the middle of winter when the air is actually most dry.

Researchers are currently looking into whether or not 5G technology can offer real-time remote telephotocoagulation treatments for diabetic retinopathy.

Currently, there are no FDA-approved treatments available to treat dry AMD. Lineage Cell Therapeutics is currently conducting a clinical trial on its newest cell transplant product developed to treat dry age-related macular degeneration.

Researchers from the Queen Mary University of London have found that age-related macular degeneration is potentially caused by the failure of at least one of five proteins to regulate the immune system.

It is an absolute privilege to help people to see, and I take what I do with responsibility, gravity and gratitude. Since 2001, I have treated VisiVite's supplements for ocular health with the same level of care and sense of responsibility that I have with my own patients.

A research team at the University of Utah found that low levels of a protein known as HTRA1 could be a trigger for the development of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in specific individuals.

August is Children's Eye Health and Safety Month. Did you know that 20% of teenage students reported difficulty seeing the blackboard?

Macular degeneration is the world's leading cause of irreversible blindness among elderly people. Detecting early macular degeneration can be difficult, since most studies, including the National Eye Institute's Age Related Disease Studies, have looked primarily at macular degeneration that is of medium severity or worse.

Cones: Crystal-Clear, Colorful Vision Rods and cones are light-sensitive cells found in the eye's retina. When different light wavelengths enter th...

The molecule that takes part in the initial step in the vision process, rhodopsin, has two components called 11-cis retinal and opsin. Retinal is a light-sensitive derivative of vitamin A, and opsin is a protein molecule.

Drusen are fatty deposits located under the retina and look like small yellow specks. They are made of cellular debris, minerals including calcium, and lipids. As you age, a few drusen typically form in the eye. A drusen eye problem occurs when a buildup of multiple drusen is present.

Since 2000, the methods of diagnosis and treatment of macular degeneration have exploded. No longer is the disease guaranteed to progress and cause blindness.

About 10,000 people in the United States alone suffer from this condition. It can be a result of a genetic mutation in the eye that causes photoreceptor cells to manufacture the wrong protein for the eye. It is also a progressive form of dry macular degeneration that can be resistant to interventions.

Because floaters are suspended in the thick vitreous humor gel, attempting to shift focus to the floater itself only results in the debris appearing to drift slowly out of the field of vision.

Do you think you know the important facts about macular degeneration? Take the following QUIZ and check your score!

Here for posterity, is Dr. Krawitz's 2009 article explaining the genetics of macular degeneration. We were ahead of our time. Medicare is on the cusp of approving a laboratory test and advising patients with macular degeneration how to alter their formula based on the results.

New treatments and medications are now available for wet macular degeneration. The medications that are used are called Anti-Angiogenesis Drugs , and fall in various classes known an monoclonal antibodies, vascular endothelial growth factor, (VEGF) inhibitors.

Taking the right combination of lutein, vitamins and antioxidants may counter or reverse the effects of Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) and lead to healthier and more productive lives for patients.

If the eye floaters are new, and especially if they are accomplanied by intermittent flashes light in your vision, you must see your eye doctor to make sure that you do not have a retinal detachment. Retinal detachments are painless and can cause permanent vision loss.

Very little research has been performed on the treatment of myopic macular degeneration , and yet many eye doctors recommend that their own patients with this condition take nutritional supplements. Microscopically, this condition most resembles the Central Geographic Atrophy form of age-related macular degeneration.

Are you are seeing your ophthalmologist or optometrist regularly for your eye health? If you do, you experience some of the most exciting technological instruments in medicine.

Certain vision problems are relatively common and sometimes temporary, but nonetheless frustrating. Others can be indicative of a more serious eye ailment.

Although contact lenses allow users to have clear, sharp vision without glasses, discomfort for those that wear them is common. Irritations with contact lens use are often fairly minor, with little risk to eye health or vision.

Night vision, also known as scotopic vision, refers to the ability to see in dimly-lit environments. Night vision is monochromatic and unclear, equating to roughly 20/200 vision. Aging, sunlight exposure, nutritional deficiencies and certain medical issues can all lead to decreased night vision.

Extensive scientific research validates that eye vitamins may help with glare and haloes through multiple biological actions within the eye. Some of the most researched eye nutrients for glare reduction include the following:

A simple test of vision quality that detects even minor changes when they first occur is the Amsler Grid. This easy test only takes a moment for each eye.

In July 2019, Huntington Eye Care of 755 Park Avenue in Huntington, celebrated its one year anniversary of joining OCLI, one of the country's premier ophthalmology practices. The theme of the anniversary celebration was, "Vision's Role in Emotional Happiness," and several activities took place at the event.

As you approach 50 years old, you’ve discovered that that neither your distance nor your reading glasses work very well for your computer.

Annual eye examinations involve much more than just checking for glasses. For routine eye care, a thorough eye exam includes many individual components to assess eye health.

Refraction is the process of measuring the eyes with lenses to determine the best corrected vision, whether or not the patient desires wearing eyeglasses.

The most common reason people fail in contact lenses due to discomfort or poor vision is an improper contact lens fit or prescription.

Night vision, also known as scotopic vision, refers to the ability to see in dimly-lit environments. Aging, sunlight exposure, nutritional deficiencies and certain medical issues can all lead to decreased night vision.