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Macular Vision

by NOW · softgel capsule · 50 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 03402 1
  • DSLD label 252123
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 50 servings

Macular Vision by NOW lists 4 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 500 mg of fish oil concentrate; 1 sits inside a blend without its own amount, beside 1 Nutrition Facts row (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on October 22, 2021.

What is in Macular Vision?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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).

Macular Vision: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 252123, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories5 Calories
Total Fat0.5 g1%Fat (unspecified) in Macular Vision against 11,965 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.0.5 g

86% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g).

Fish Oil concentrate500 mgFish Oil in Macular Vision against 1,990 products0.5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2 g, the median 1.2 g.0.5 g

85% of 1,990 products listing fish oil give more (median 1.2 g).

Omega-3 Fatty Acidsno amount given
Eicosapentaenoic Acid75 mgEPA (Eicosapentaenoic Acid) in Macular Vision against 3,134 products75 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 120 mg to 590 mg, the median 300 mg.75 mg

83% of 3,134 products listing EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) give more (median 300 mg).

Docosahexaenoic Acid50 mgDHA in Macular Vision against 3,627 products50 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 104 mg to 400 mg, the median 232 mg.50 mg

89% of 3,627 products listing DHA give more (median 232 mg).

XanthoSight Oilas Lutein, Marigold flowers extract, Meso-Zeaxanthin150 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 252123 (entered October 22, 2021), 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?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 89% of the 3,627 products that print an amount of DHA list more than its 50 mg of docosahexaenoic acid (filed by NIH under DHA) (median 232 mg).

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?

6 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 usage: Take 1 softgel daily with a fat-containing meal.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only.
Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Contains fish (sardines, anchovies, herring, mackerel) and soy (highly refined).
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, milk, egg or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non-GMO
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place after opening.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 252123.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Softgel Capsule.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured.

How many labels does Macular Vision have?

One label is on file, entered on October 22, 2021.

  1. Label 252123 (current) Entered October 22, 2021 · on the market · 50 softgels · UPC 7 33739 03402 1

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

Who makes it?

The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.

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