| Your eyes are marvelous organs. Knowing how to | | | | 6. Macula |
| care for your eyes can help to prevent cataracts, | | | | The macula is an oval yellow area in the retina. |
| a clouding of the lens in your eyes that comes | | | | Macula contains the highest concentration of the |
| with aging. The best care you can give to your | | | | special light sensitive cells called cones. The macula |
| eyes is by helping your body to produce more of | | | | enables us to see small, fine details clearly. |
| its master antioxidant Glutathione. | | | | Antioxidant Glutathione for Eye Health: |
| One study from the Journal of Ocular | | | | An article "Glutathione: A Vital Lens Antioxidant" |
| Pharmacology and Therapeutics showed that the | | | | from the Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and |
| cornea, lens, and retina area of the eye are | | | | Therapeutics show that Glutathione (GSH) exists |
| especially sensitive to loss of antioxidant | | | | in an unusually high concentration in the lenses of |
| Glutathione, GSH. | | | | our eyes. |
| Glutathione is your body's master antioxidant. All | | | | GSH plays a vital role in maintaining the lens |
| cells in our bodies use Glutathione. | | | | tissues' transparency. Glutathione detoxifies the |
| Your eyes get exposed to a lot of oxidative | | | | potentially damaging oxidants with which our eyes |
| stress and damage from UV radiation of sunlight. | | | | come into contact. |
| Glutathione is used directly by the lens of your | | | | The study also shows that the level of GSH in |
| eyes to deal with this daily stress. | | | | the nucleus of the lens is particularly low for older |
| Let's look at some major parts and functions of | | | | people. If preventive eye care is not taken, |
| our eyes. Then let us see how the Antioxidant | | | | prolonged oxidizing damage can lead to cataracts. |
| Glutathione can be the best nutrition for your eye | | | | If you are older than 20 years old, your body |
| health care. | | | | starts to produce less Antioxidant Glutathione |
| Major parts and functions of the eye: | | | | each year as you age. |
| Your eye is like a very advanced camera. The | | | | It's very important to consider an effective |
| function of eyes is to enable us to see things | | | | supplement to improve your Glutathione level for |
| clearly at various distances and under various light | | | | your eye health. [Unfortunately, the majority of |
| conditions. | | | | the Glutathione supplements on the market are |
| Different parts of your eyes work together in a | | | | not effective.] |
| complex way to achieve this important function. | | | | I encourage you to learn more about Glutathione |
| The following components of your eyes are | | | | and the many benefits and roles this |
| especially susceptible to oxidative damage from | | | | multiple-purpose antioxidant plays for your eye |
| sunlight. | | | | health and other health areas. |
| 1. Cornea | | | | You will come to appreciate how important |
| The cornea is the transparent front part of eye | | | | Gluathione is for your eye health care. |
| that covers the iris and pupil. The cornea passes | | | | Antioxidant Vitamin E, Vitamin C, and Alpha lipoic |
| light into the eye and helps your eye to focus. | | | | acid for Eye Health: |
| 2. Iris | | | | In the November 2006 issue of Breakthroughs in |
| The iris is the colored part of your eye. By | | | | Health magazine, an article "Antioxidants May |
| making pupil larger or smaller, the iris helps to | | | | Prevent Vision Loss" mentions an eye health |
| control the amount of light that enters the eye. | | | | study done by scientists at the Johns Hopkins |
| 3. Pupil | | | | School of Medicine. |
| The pupil is the dark opening in the middle of the | | | | They found that antioxidant vitamin E, vitamin C, |
| iris. By changing size in response to the amount of | | | | and alpha lipoic acid are effective in fighting against |
| light present, the pupil controls the amount of light | | | | age-related retinal and macular degeneration. |
| that enters your eye. | | | | In that eye health study, Dr. Campochiaro says, |
| 4. Lens | | | | "What's clear is the link between oxygen and |
| The lens is the transparent part behind the iris. It | | | | photoreceptor damage, as well as the potential of |
| helps focus light rays onto the retina. | | | | antioxidant treatment." |
| 5. Retina | | | | Look for supplements that contain Antioxidant |
| The retina is the light sensitive, inner nerve layer | | | | vitamin C and Antioxidant alpha lipoic acid. Along |
| of your eye. The retina is made up of | | | | with other essential nutrients, vitamin C and alpha |
| light-sensitive cells known as cones and rods. | | | | lipoic acid can work synergistically to help your |
| These cells convert light into nerve signals, which | | | | body improve your Glutathione level for eye |
| are passed to your brain. | | | | health. |