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Summary
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1. Your Eyes Need Vitamin A
Vitamin A plays a key and well-known role in helping your eyes see, especially at night.
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2. Age Related Vision Loss
However, when it comes to age-related vision loss, the science is less clear on the benefits of Vitamin A supplements.
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3. Antioxidants
Clinical trials have shown that antioxidants such as zinc and lutein from vegetables may actually matter more.
The Science
Key Facts
Functions
Key Facts
- TypeFat soluble
- SourceDiet
- Other NamesRetinol, retinyl ester
Appearance
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Key Sources
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Carrots
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Sweet Potatoes
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Spinach
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Vision
Vitamin A plays a key role in our black and white and night vision.
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Immunity
Vitamin A helps your immune system fight off disease.
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Cell Growth
Vitamin A helps your cells grow and develop properly, particularly in young children.
![How Vitamin A Helps Vision](https://www.clearvuehealth.com/images/vitamina-vision-mechanism.jpg)
Your body gets Vitamin A from your diet. Vitamin a gets converted into rhodopsin. Rhodopsin is used by your rod cells in your retina. The retina turns light into signals for your brain to interpret.
Study 1
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A clinical trial found that a combination of Vitamin C, Vitamin E, beta-carotene, zinc, and copper significantly reduces the risk of moderate visual acuity loss. OR, 0.73; 99% CI, 0.54ā0.99
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What this means
Researchers found that Vitamin A, in combination with Zinc and other antioxidants, could reduce your risk of vision loss over time.
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Data Source
"Those with extensive intermediate size drusen, at least 1 large druse, noncentral geographic atrophy in 1 or both eyes, or advanced AMD or vision loss due to AMD in 1 eye, and without contraindications such as smoking, should consider taking a supplement of antioxidants plus zinc such as that used in this study."
Study 2
![Lutein vs. Beta-carotene](https://www.clearvuehealth.com/images/antioxidants-eye-benefits_lutein.jpg)
Researchers found that lutein showed significantly more protection against age-related macular degeneration than beta-carotene. (HR 0.76, 95% CI, 0.61-0.96; Pā=ā.02) This suggests that leafy green veggies may in fact be the way to go for eye and vision health.
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What this means
While we need vitamin A for your vision, lutein may actually be the better supplement for preventing vision loss. Those who received lutein had a significantly lower risk of age-related macular degeneration. Eating your veggies will always be a good thing!
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