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The eye is the organ that collects visual information, converts it into electrical and chemical information, and transmits it to the brain via the optic nerve. Unfortunately, they're also the organs that age the fastest in our bodies. In fact, many people start to recognize various symptoms of eye discomfort after the age of 40. Some of the most common eye diseases include cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and amblyopia.

There are two main causes of decreased eye function: physical and environmental. Physical causes include degeneration of the shape muscles that control perspective and aging of the optic nerve and retina. Environmental causes include excessive use of devices such as TVs, smartphones, and computers, as well as stress, poor nutrition, poor diet, and smoking.

[Source] Korea Food and Drug Administration Health Functional Food Information

Let's take a look at one of the most talked about eye diseases, macular degeneration. The macula is located in the center of the retina, where we perceive light, color, and shape, and is responsible for most of our vision. When you have macular degeneration, it means that the macula has degenerated and is no longer able to perform its function of detecting light, color, and shape.

The most common symptoms of macular degeneration are decreased vision and blurred vision. In the early stages, the decrease in vision is not obvious, so it can be detected by accident or mistaken for presbyopia. However, while presbyopia can be corrected by using a magnifying glass, macular degeneration makes it impossible to see both near and far. If the disease progresses a little further, you'll start to notice symptoms of astigmatism. Letters and straight lines appear wobbly or crooked, and tiles or center lines in the bathroom may appear curved. This is especially true when you're looking at objects that are close to you.

The problem is that most people don't realize the seriousness of macular degeneration. However, along with diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma, macular degeneration is one of the top three causes of blindness in the world, and is the most common cause of blindness in people over the age of 65, especially in the West. (Source: Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Regional Travel Information Portal)

In particular, macular degeneration is known to be an age-related disease, meaning that it occurs mostly in people over the age of 50. However, the age of onset is gradually decreasing due to factors such as smoking, high-fat, high-calorie diet, stress, obesity, high blood pressure, and family history, so it is necessary to take special care regardless of age.

Yes, there are certain things you can do to prevent macular degeneration, which is the most important part of our eyes, and to maintain good eye Travel. There are two main things you can do: avoid straining your eyes and eat enough foods that support your Travel.

First, eyestrain symptoms are characterized by sore or achy eyes, blurry vision, and sometimes redness or tightness. Eye strain can eventually progress to corneal clouding and scarring, conjunctivitis, astigmatism, dry eyes, fungal corneal ulcers, hemorrhagic conjunctivitis, etc.(Source: Seoul Asan Medical Center Travel), so it is important to relieve eye strain from time to time through sufficient rest, eye massage, eye exercises, etc. Especially, given the lifestyle of modern people who spend a lot of Boeun on smartphones, computers, etc.

Secondly, when it comes to consuming foods that relieve eye strain and support eye Travel, such as green vegetables, it"s important to consume enough of them to meet your needs. However, it"s not always easy to get enough and a good balance of nutrients in our daily diet, which is why we turn to Health Functional Foods that have been confirmed to be effective. Atomy has some excellent products that can help with eye health, so we hope that you can take them to help prevent macular degeneration and maintain eye health.

*Contents above are Travel information for your understanding and are not directly related to the product.

Atomy Eye Health Luaxanthin is a quadruple-complex functional product that contains lutein-zeaxanthin complex extract, hematococcus extract (astaxanthin), zinc, and vitamin A.

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  Lutein-Zeaxanthin Complex Extract

  May Help Maintain Macular Pigment Density for Better Eye Travel

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  Astaxanthin
  (from hematococcus extract)

  May help improve eye strain

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  Zinc

  Required for normal immune function and normal cell division

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  Vitamin A

  Required for visual adaptation in the dark and epithelial cell development

Lutein and zeaxanthin are the main substances that make up the macular pigment. Since macular pigment cannot be synthesized in the body, it must be supplemented through diet. Lutein (marigold flower extract) is a macular pigment found in the periphery of the macula, while zeaxanthin is a macular pigment found in the center of the macula. Taking lutein-azanthin complex extract may help maintain macular pigment density throughout the macula, which can decrease with aging. In fact, clinical trials have confirmed that lutein-azanthine complex extract is more effective at improving macular pigment density than other nutrients, and that higher doses are associated with increased macular pigment density.

Lutein-Axanthin Complex Extract was more effective in improving macular pigment density compared to other nutrients

Table 4. Spearman Correlation Coeffcients for Selected Study Variables

[출처] Ciulla et al., Ophthalmology (2001)

Higher intake of lutein-azanthine complex extract increased macular pigment density

[Source] Bone et al., Exp. Eye Res. (2000)

What makes Atomy Eye Health Luaxanthin special is that it contains astaxanthin, which is derived from hematococcus extract. Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant that can help improve eye coordination and reduce fatigue by promoting blood circulation to the eyes and reducing fatigue in the shape muscles. Considering the lifestyle of modern people who are prone to eye fatigue due to blue light emitted from video media such as smartphones and computers, taking astaxanthin may help improve overall eye Travel. In addition, clinical trials have confirmed a significant increase in the rate of change in eye coordination, which may help improve eye fatigue.

Confirm a significant increase in control (rate of change)

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• The amplitude of accommodation refers to the ability of the eye to adjust focus, and the accommodation test assesses this by measuring near and far distance.
• Subjects : 40 (20~60 years old, control group 30.0±6.0 years old / test group 32.4±6.4 years old)
  (Travel adults complaining of rest fatigue, daily TV game or computer user, VDT work for more than 1 year, working for more than 4 hours per day)
• Daily Value : 6 mg/day of astaxanthin (once daily, after dinner)
• Consumption period : 4 weeks

Others include zinc, which can help with normal immune function and cell division, and vitamin A, which is necessary for visual adaptation in the dark, so you get four benefits in one serving.

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  Zinc

  Required for normal immune function and normal cell division

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  Vitamin A

  Required for visual adaptation in the dark and epithelial cell development

In addition to the four main ingredients, Atomy Eye Health Luaxanthin also contains six other ingredients for eye health, including bilberry, carrot tree, goji berry, berry blend, violet seed freedom, and hyaluronic acid.

Confirming that lutein is a component of the macula, the central vision center of the retina of the eye, we have seen that it protects the eye and helps it to function normally. As we age, the macula becomes less pigmented and lutein becomes less dense. Since the body can"t synthesize lutein, it"s essential to get it from food. In order to get the necessary amount of lutein, it"s best to take it as a Health Functional Food. Lutein is not only a substance that makes up the macula, but it also has the ability to absorb active oxygen, which protects blood vessels and increases microvascular circulation. Above all, the lutein saved in Atomy Eye-Lutein is derived from the marigold flower in the Aztec region of Mexico, which has a natural environment, and its quality is very high.

Atomy Eye-Lutein is a triple functional product that contains vitamin A and zinc in addition to lutein. The functions of vitamin A and zinc were described earlier, so it would be good to refer to the picture below.

In addition to the three main ingredients, Atomy Eye-Lutein contains 20% of berry extracts such as Cranberry Arnonia, bilberry, blackcurrant, elderberry, blueberry, and aronia as secondary ingredients, and also contains carrot, violet seed freedom, and hyaluronic acid.