Common Ingredients
Remember how your mom would always nag you about eating your carrots, because it was good for your eyes? Turns out she was right on the money, after all. Here is a list of common ingredients in ocular supplements.
Beta carotene
Lutein
Folic acid
Vitamin C and E
Zinc
Selenium
Taurine
Chromium
All of these are naturally occurring vitamins and minerals with proven health benefits, including benefits for eyes. You'll also note that you can get plenty of all the above simply through eating a balanced diet. Carrots are packed with beta carotene, bell peppers have loads of vitamin C , many nuts are rich in vitamin E and so forth. In a perfect world, good eating habits would essentially make ocular supplements unnecessary.