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PreserVision Lutein

by Bausch & Lomb · softgel capsule · 120 soft gels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 3 24208 63211 6
  • DSLD label 17138
  • Serving 1 softgel

PreserVision Lutein by Bausch & Lomb lists 5 ingredients, 5 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 226 mg of vitamin C, 200 IU of vitamin E, 34.8 mg of zinc and 0.8 mg of copper. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2013.

What is in PreserVision Lutein?

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).

PreserVision Lutein: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 17138, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Vitamin Cas Ascorbic Acid226 mg377%Vitamin C in PreserVision Lutein against 18,583 products226 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg226 mg

Higher than 68% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 452 mg.

Vitamin Eas DL-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate200 IU667%Vitamin E in PreserVision Lutein against 6,459 products200 IU per serving; the middle half of products list 15 IU to 100 IU, the median 30 IU.200 IU

Higher than 82% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 400 IU.

Zincas Zinc Oxide34.8 mg232%Zinc in PreserVision Lutein against 13,186 products34.8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 5 mg to 15 mg, the median 11 mg.DV 11 mgUL 40 mg34.8 mg

Higher than 96% of 13,186 products listing zinc (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 69.6 mg. 1.7 times the adult UL a day.

Copperas Cupric Oxide0.8 mg40%Copper in PreserVision Lutein against 6,468 products0.8 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 mg to 2 mg, the median 1 mg.DV 0.9 mgUL 10 mg0.8 mg

63% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1.6 mg.

Lutein5 mgLutein in PreserVision Lutein 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). Per day at the most servings: 10 mg.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 17138 (entered February 25, 2013), 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:

  • At 2 servings a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 69.6 mg of zinc, 1.7 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

The NIH database records 2 servings 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
Directions for Use: Take 2 soft gels daily; 1 in the morning, 1 in the evening with a full glass of water and during meals.
Warnings
Keep this product out of the reach of children.
DO NOT USE IF SEAL UNDER CLOSURE IS BROKEN.
Allergens and what it does not contain
This product is Vitamin A (beta-carotene) Free.
Storage
STORE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 17138.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, Soybean Oil, Soy Lecithin, yellow Beeswax, Silicon Dioxide, Titanium Dioxide, FD&C Red #40, FD&C Blue #1.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): convenient to take 2 PER DAY Soft Gels.

How many labels does PreserVision Lutein have?

2 labels are on file under this name since January 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 17138 (current) Entered February 25, 2013 · on the market · 120 soft gels · UPC 3 24208 63211 6
  2. Label 17137 Entered January 25, 2013 · on the market · 50 soft gels · UPC 3 24208 63210 9

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

Who makes it?

The label names Bausch & Lomb Incorporated (manufacturer), Rochester, NY. All Bausch & Lomb products.

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