Lutein
Category: Antioxidant, Eye Health
As of Zeaxanthin, Lutein is also a part of macular pigment. Lutein is also a carotenoid having antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. It is found in the macula of your eyes along with Zeaxanthin.
Lutein and Zeaxanthin both have the same structures with just a small difference in the arrangement of their atoms.
Benefits
Lutein is a powerful antioxidant having anti-inflammatory properties with several benefits specifically to your eyes in numerous ways as follows:
- suppress inflammation
- Protect eyes from free radicals and oxidative stress.
- enhance the capacity of eyes and the sharpness of your vision
- improve your visual contrast sensitivity
- reduce glare impairment
- protect eye tissue from sunlight damage
- reduce cell loss and death related to eye disease
- protect your eyes from harmful blue light
- convert light signals into electrical signals in your retina and aid in the transmission of those signals to the visual cortex in your brain
- protect against nearsightedness (myopia) and protect pre-term infants against the effects of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
