The AREDS study only showed that about 25% of moderate ARMD patients showed less progression, compared to control.
You don't have moderate ARMD. Ergo, that study has no bearing on you.
In your case, you have a positive family history. There have been no longitudinal studies to suggest that the Preservision formula in any way reduces the incidence of ARMD in any population.
You're just throwing your money away, unless you have some reason to "believe in it", which is not scientific. Your OD should know this.
It's not UNREASONABLE, in my view, to take the less expensive, less potentially toxic "Over 50" formulations that include lutein as a supplement, or as a component of a 50+ multivitamin (which is another can of worms), if you want to race ahead of the science.
It's like this blue blocker stuff. We need studies, not soft-headedness.
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