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Ocular Formula

by GNC Preventive Nutrition · tablet or pill · 60 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 05838 8
  • DSLD label 1836
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 30 servings

Ocular Formula by GNC Preventive Nutrition lists 13 ingredients, 13 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 5,000 IU of vitamin A, 500 mg of vitamin C, 400 IU of vitamin E and 5 mg of riboflavin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 25, 2011.

What is in Ocular Formula?

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).

Ocular Formula: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 1836, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Aas Vitamin A AcetateVitamin A (Form: as 5% Vitamin A Acetate)5,000 IU100%Vitamin A in Ocular Formula 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 Cas Ascorbic Acid500 mg833%Vitamin C in Ocular Formula against 18,583 products500 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg500 mg

Higher than 81% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg).

Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl AcetateVitamin E (Form: as D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate)400 IU1,333%Vitamin E in Ocular Formula against 6,459 products400 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.400 IU

Higher than 91% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU).

Riboflavin5 mg294%Riboflavin in Ocular Formula against 9,824 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.7 mg to 25 mg, the median 4 mg.DV 1.3 mg5 mg

Higher than 51% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg).

Zincas Zinc GluconateZinc (Form: as Zinc Gluconate)15 mg100%Zinc in Ocular Formula 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).

Seleniumas Sodium SelenateSelenium (Form: as Sodium Selenate)70 mcg100%Selenium in Ocular Formula against 7,658 products70 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 27 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 55 mcg.DV 55 mcgUL 400 mcg70 mcg

Higher than 52% of 7,658 products listing selenium (median 55 mcg).

Copperas Copper GluconateCopper (Form: as Copper Gluconate)2 mg100%Copper in Ocular Formula against 6,468 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg2 mg

Higher than 66% of 6,468 products listing copper (median 1 mg).

Bilberry ExtractBilberry Extract Note: 25% Anthocyanosides = 4 mg160 mgBilberry in Ocular Formula against 896 products160 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 20 mg to 100 mg, the median 50 mg.160 mg

Higher than 80% of 896 products listing bilberry (median 50 mg).

Quercetin30 mgQuercetin in Ocular Formula against 1,548 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 26.5 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.30 mg

70% of 1,548 products listing quercetin give more (median 100 mg).

Green Tea leaf extract20 mgGreen Tea in Ocular Formula against 2,595 products20 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 250 mg, the median 100 mg.20 mg

92% of 2,595 products listing green tea give more (median 100 mg).

Lutein10 mgLutein in Ocular Formula against 2,493 products10 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 10 mg, the median 3 mg.10 mg

Higher than 71% of 2,493 products listing lutein (median 3 mg).

Zeaxanthin2 mgZeaxanthin in Ocular Formula against 1,215 products2 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.4 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.2 mg

Higher than 62% of 1,215 products listing zeaxanthin (median 1 mg).

Lycopene1.5 mgLycopene in Ocular Formula against 1,691 products1.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 5 mg, the median 1.2 mg.1.5 mg

Higher than 51% of 1,691 products listing lycopene (median 1.2 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 1836 (entered November 25, 2011), 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:

  • Its 400 IU of vitamin E is higher than 91% of the 6,459 vitamin E products that print an amount; 120 list more.
  • 92% of the 2,595 products that print an amount of green tea list more than its 20 mg of green tea (median 100 mg).

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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Ocular Formula's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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.

Warnings
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
WARNING: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Discontinue use two weeks prior to surgery.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No Artificial Colors, No Artifical Flavors, No Preservatives, Sodium Free, No Wheat, No Gluten, No Soy, No Dairy, Yeast Free.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 1836.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Calcium Carbonate, Cellulose, Vegetable Acetoglycerides, Titanium Dioxide, Chlorophyll.

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

How many labels does Ocular Formula have?

One label is on file, entered on November 25, 2011.

  1. Label 1836 (current) Entered November 25, 2011 · on the market · 60 tablets · UPC 0 48107 05838 8

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC Preventive Nutrition products.

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