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Essential Nutrients For Better Eye Health

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Astaxanthin

Last but not least, Astaxanthin is a kind of carotenoid that is arguably the most important nutrient when it comes to preventing blindness, cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, cystoids macular edema, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, inflammatory eye diseases, retinal arterial occlusion, and venous occlusion. It is so crucial as it crosses over into eye tissue has amazing antioxidant properties (even better than lutein and zeaxanthin) although some amount of astaxanthin can be found in wild salmon, supplements are required to get an adequate amount.