Vitamins A, C, E and Minerals in Retina Clear: What It Is and What the Research Says
Retina ClearThe seven named vitamins and minerals in the base of the formula.
What it is
Retina Clear lists vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, copper, chromium and zinc. Several of these echo the original AREDS eye formula (vitamins C and E, zinc, copper).
What research says
The original AREDS trial (2001) found that a specific high-dose combination (500 mg vitamin C, 400 IU vitamin E, 15 mg beta-carotene, 80 mg zinc oxide, 2 mg copper) lowered the risk of progressing from intermediate to advanced AMD in people who already had intermediate AMD. AREDS2 later replaced beta-carotene with lutein and zeaxanthin. These doses apply to that patient group, and the seller does not show that Retina Clear uses them.
How Retina Clear uses it
The page we reviewed lists these seven names without a Supplement Facts panel we could read for per-nutrient amounts. Vitamin A, zinc, selenium and copper all have upper intake limits, which makes the missing numbers matter.
Quick answer
Are the vitamins in Retina Clear at AREDS doses?
The seller does not say. AREDS doses are high, and a small capsule that also holds 14 other ingredients probably cannot match them, so treat this as a general nutrient top-up.