Recommended Supplements & Drops
A brief description of products recommended by May Vision Center.
Your eyes are important. Just like brushing your teeth, you can do your part at home to keep your eyes healthy. Below is a list of preferred products by our Optometrists, chosen due to their safety, strength, and optimum health for your eyes. If you have any questions or would like to order, please contact us at (608) 849-3937 (Waunakee) or (608) 524-4335 (Reedsburg).
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Lumify
FDA-APPROVED
LUMIFY contains a unique formulation* and is FDA approved. With no bleach or dyes, LUMIFY starts working in 60 seconds and lasts up to 8 hours. It was developed by eye doctors, and it’s brought to you by Bausch + Lomb, the eye care experts.
*Low-dose OTC brimonidine selectively targets redness.
Why does May Vision Center recommend Lumify?
May Vision Center recommends Lumify over other OTC redness reducers due to its safety and its ability to selectively target redness. Unlike drops containing Tetrahydrozine, it does not have the potential to cause a rebound effect or worsening of redness symptoms.
MacuHealth
MacuHealth with LMZ3
Specially formulated to promote a healthy macular pigment and support your eyesight throughout your life.
A Healthy Diet is essential to maintain a healthy macula. Macular pigment consists of three (3) dietary nutrients: Lutein, Zeaxanthin, and Meso-Zeaxanthin. Nature gives us the ability to selectively accumulate these three nutrients at the very center of the retina. In other words, where vision is sharpest and where color is processed. Unfortunately, today’s processed foods lack the nutrients required to maximize macular pigment. Because of this, supplementation is now believed to be the best way to protect your macula.
Replenishing Macular Pigment helps protect the macula (central retina) from disease, in addition to optimizing visual performance.
Restores Macular Pigment
Exposure to high energy blue light increases oxidative stress on the retina, which over time can lead to Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). MacuHealth helpts nature restore macular pigment to optimum levels, and may protect against AMD because of the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant nature of the three nutrients.
Improves Visual Performance
Visible blue light has a negative effect on the quality of the optical image formed at the retina. In fact, shorter blue light wavelengths scatter more than other wavelengths, thereby resulting in Glare, Chromatic Aberration, and Light Scatter. Consequently, these conditions contribute to loss of visual acuity. Macular pigment selectively filters out damaging and image-degrading visible blue light.
Why does May Vision Center recommend MacuHealth with LMZ3?
It is the only dietary supplement containing all three (3) critical nutrients: Lutein, Meso-Zeaxanthin, and Zeaxanthin in the same 10:10:2 ratio that makes up macular pigment. Taken once a day, this small, easy-to-swallow soft gel is clinically proven to restore macular pigments to normal levels, resulting in enhanced vision and aid in the prevention of age-related macular degeneration. Want to know more? Stop in at May Vision Center and one of our doctors would be happy to talk to you.
Nuretin
Omega-3 fatty acids are thought to help reduce the risk of heart disease and also to promote healthy skin. They are also used along with diet and exercise to help lower levels of a certain blood fat (triglyceride) and to raise levels of “good” cholesterol (HDL). This product may also be used to help treat high blood pressure of rheumatoid arthritis.
Why does May Vision Center recommend Nuretin?
May Vision Center recommends Nuretin to patients with diabetes as it has shown to promote health retinal tissue in the back of the eye and maintain healthy retinal blood vessels to reduce the risk and slow the onset of diabetic retinopathy.
Oasis Tears
PRESERVATIVE-FREE LUBRICANT EYE DROPS
Lubricant eye drops are artificial tears that replace the moisture that is lost on your eyes surface. The viscousness of artificial tears such as Oasis TEARS® PLUS and Oasis TEARS® lubricate the eyes to relieve the gritty dry sensations that cause irritation. Doctors often recommend preservative-free artificial tears such as these. Oasis TEARS® can be used as needed to relieve dry eye symptoms.
Why does May Vision Center recommend Oasis Tears?
May Vision Center recommends Oasis Tears to patients because it is a professional grade artificial tear that lasts longer on the eye. Also, it does not have the potential to damage the outer layer of the cornea because it does not contain preservatives.
Pataday
How Does Pataday Work?
Pataday works two ways. It goes to work on mast cells in the eye. (Mast cells house the histamines that make your eyes itch.) Pataday stabilizes the mast cells, preventing them from releasing histamines. Pataday also blocks histamines that have already been released from attaching to the histamine (H1) receptors in the eye, breaking the chain of allergic reaction. Less histamines means less allergy eye itch.
Why does May Vision Center recommend Pataday?
May Vision Center recommends Pataday due to its safety, limited side effects (mild burning upon instillation), and prescription grade strength.
PRN
Why it works
PRN’s Dry Eye Omega Benefits products contain 2240mg of EPA/DHA in the re-esterified form (rTG). Studies show that this formulation:
- Significantly improves occasional dry eye discomforts such as grittiness, dryness, and burning*
- Improves tear film quality, contributing to overall eye comfort and stable vision*
- Ensures tears are healthy as part of creating a healthy surface for surgery
- Provides critical nutrition to produce healthy, soothing tears
- Can produce optimal levels of omega-3s in 90 days
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
How it works
Omega-3 deficient glands become inflamed and clogged which accelerates tear evaporation and dryness due to missing oil.
After an initial 90 days of proper Omega-3 nutrition, followed by long term use, healthy tear film is restored along with normalized oil glands.
Why does May Vision Center recommend PRN?
May Vision Center recommends PRN because it is more easily absorbed by the body, it doesn’t have an aftertaste, and is more effective (only need four tablets to reach a beneficial amount) than OTC brands.