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Eye Defense

by Nature Made · tablet or pill · 50 premium tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 8821
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 25 servings

Eye Defense by Nature Made lists 7 ingredients, 7 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 5,000 IU of vitamin A, 350 mg of vitamin C, 100 IU of vitamin E and 15 mg of zinc. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 1, 2012.

What is in Eye Defense?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Eye Defense: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 8821, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Beta-CaroteneVitamin A (Form: as 100% Beta Carotene)5,000 IU100%Vitamin A in Eye Defense against 5,772 products5,000 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 2,000 IU to 5,000 IU, the median 4,000 IU.5,000 IU

Higher than 55% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU).

Vitamin C350 mg583%Vitamin C in Eye Defense against 18,583 products350 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg350 mg

Higher than 79% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Vitamin E100 IU333%Vitamin E in Eye Defense against 6,459 products100 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.100 IU

Higher than 71% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU).

Zinc15 mg100%Zinc in Eye Defense against 13,186 products15 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg15 mg

Higher than 56% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg).

Copper0.4 mg20%Copper in Eye Defense against 6,468 products0.4 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg0.4 mg

81% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg).

Lutein5 mgLutein in Eye Defense against 2,493 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.5 mg

Higher than 58% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg).

Zeaxanthin1 mgZeaxanthin in Eye Defense against 1,215 products1 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.1 mg

42% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin give more (median 1 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 8821 (entered June 1, 2012), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
SUGGESTED USE: Take two tablets daily with food. Tablets can be taken together or at different times during the day.
Warnings
Store in a cool, dry place, out of reach of children.
Do not use if imprinted seal under cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Artificial Colors - No Artificial Flavors - No Preservatives - No Chemical Solvents, Yeast or Gluten
Storage
Keep bottle tightly closed.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 8821.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Cellulose Gel, Ascorbic Acid, DL-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Gelatin, Talc, Corn Starch, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, modified Food Starch, Lutein, Silica Gel, Magnesium Stearate, Polyethylene Glycol, Beta-Carotene, Triethyl Citrate, Polysorbate 80, Sodium Citrate, Zeaxanthin, Copper Oxide.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): DIETARY SUPPLEMENT USP VERIFIED(TM). Listed with: USP Verified mark (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Eye Defense have?

One label is on file, entered on June 1, 2012.

  1. Label 8821 (current) Entered June 1, 2012 · on the market · 50 premium tablets

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Nature Made Nutritional Products (distributor), Mission Hills, CA, U.S.A.. All Nature Made products.

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