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. 2017 Jul 30;2017(7):CD000254. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000254.pub4

1. Multivitamin supplements.

Study AMDSG 1996 AREDS 2001 Berrow 2013 Bartlett 2007 CARMA 2013 CARMIS 2011 Kaiser 1995 Veterans LAST study 2004 Wang 2004
Brand name of supplement if reported OcuGuard (Twin Lab Inc, Ronkonkoma, NY) Ocuvite Duo (Bausch and Lomb, Berlin) Ocuvite (Bausch and Lomb, Berlin) Visaline (Novopharma Cham, Switzerland). OcuPower (Nutraceutical Sciences Institute (NSI), Boynton Beach, Florida
FloraGlo (Kemin Foods International, Des Moines, Iowa)
Vitamin A retinol 750 mg 2500 IU
Vitamin C 750 mg 500 mg 150 mg 250 mg 150 mg 180 mg 100 mg 1500 mg vitamin C (as calcium ascorbate) dose not specified
Vitamin E 200 IU 400 IU 15 mg 34 mg 15 mg 30 mg 10 mg 500 IU natural vitamin
 E (d‐alpha tocopherol succinate) dose not specified
Beta‐carotene 20,000 IU 15 mg 10 mg 15,000 IU natural beta carotene (Betatenem)
Lutein 12 mg 6 mg 12 mg 10 mg 10 mg
Zeaxanthin 0.6 mg 0.6 mg 1 mg plus astaxanthin 4 mg
Zinc 12.5 mg as zinc picolinate 80 mg as zinc oxide
 with cupric oxide 2 mg 25 mg as zinc oxide with cupric oxide 0.4 mg 10 mg with copper 0.5 mg 20 mg as zinc oxide with copper gluconate 0.4 mg zinc 22.5 mg
copper 1 mg
25 mg as zinc L‐methionine‐L‐OptiZincB
1 mg copper
Selenium 50 µg 200 µg
Other ingredients citrus bioflavonoid complex 125 mg
quercitin (bioflavonoid) 50 mg
bilberry extract (bioflavonoid) 5 mg
rutin (bioflavonoid) 50 mg
taurine 100 mg
N‐acetyl cysteine 100 mg
L‐glutathione 5 mg
vitamin B2 25 mg
chromium 100 µg
omega‐3 fatty acids: EPA 240 mg and DHA 840 mg 1.5 mg buphenine HCl 400 IU vitamin D3
50 mg vitamin B1
10 mg vitamin B2
70 mg vitamin B3
50 mg vitamin B
550 mg vitamin B6
500 µg vitamin B12
800 µg folic acid
300 µg biotin
500 mg calcium
300 mg magnesium
75 µg iodine
2 mg manganese
200 µg chromium
75 µg molybdenum
600 µg lycopene
160 mg bilberry extract (standardized to 25% anthocyanosides)
150 mg alpha lipoic acid
200 mg N‐acetyl cysteine
100 mg quercetin
100 mg rutin
250 mg citrus
 bioflavonoids
50 mg plant enzymes
5 mg black pepper extract (BioperineB)
325 mg malic acid
900 mg taurine
100 mg L‐glycine
10 mg L‐glutathione
2 mg boron