Vision Gard
by DC · capsule · 90 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 0 52301 43590 6
- DSLD label 266807
- Serving 1 capsule
- 90 servings
Vision Gard by DC lists 17 ingredients, 17 with an amount per serving of 1 capsule, such as 10,000 IU of vitamin A, 300 mg of vitamin C, 90 IU of vitamin E and 15 mg of riboflavin. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on June 16, 2022.
What is in Vision Gard?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. 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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin Aas Beta-Carotene100% Beta Carotene | 10,000 IU | 200% | Higher than 82% of 5,772 products listing vitamin A (median 4,000 IU). Per day at the most servings: 30,000 IU. |
| Vitamin Cas L-Ascorbic Acid | 300 mg | 500% | Higher than 75% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 900 mg. |
| Vitamin Eas D-Alpha-Tocopheryl | 90 IU | 300% | Higher than 70% of 6,459 products listing vitamin E (median 30 IU). Per day at the most servings: 270 IU. |
| Riboflavinas Vitamin B2 | 15 mg | 882% | Higher than 69% of 9,824 products listing riboflavin (median 4 mg). Per day at the most servings: 45 mg. |
| Vitamin B6as Pyridoxine Hydrochloride | 2.5 mg | 125% | 67% of 15,277 products listing vitamin B6 give more (median 6 mg). Per day at the most servings: 7.5 mg. |
| Zincas Zinc Citrate | 7.5 mg | 50% | 63% of 13,186 products listing zinc give more (median 11 mg). Per day at the most servings: 22.5 mg. |
| Seleniumas Sodium Selenite | 35 mcg | 50% | 68% of 7,658 products listing selenium give more (median 55 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 105 mcg. |
| Copperas Copper Gluconate | 1 mg | 50% | 40% of 6,468 products listing copper give more (median 1 mg). Per day at the most servings: 3 mg. |
| Chromiumas Chromium Picolinate | 60 mcg | 50% | 61% of 7,825 products listing chromium give more (median 100 mcg). Per day at the most servings: 180 mcg. |
| Bilberry extractPE 4:1 | 25 mg | 63% of 896 products listing bilberry give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 75 mg. | |
| Quercetin | 30 mg | 70% of 1,548 products listing quercetin give more (median 100 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg. | |
| Rutin | 7 mg | 84% of 1,232 products listing rutin give more (median 25 mg). Per day at the most servings: 21 mg. | |
| Bioflavonoids | 20 mg | 81% of 2,343 products listing flavonoid give more (median 50 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg. | |
| L-Cysteineas L-Cysteine Hydrochloride | 30 mg | 73% of 516 products listing cysteine give more (median 85 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg. | |
| L-Glutamine | 20 mg | 97% of 1,850 products listing glutamine give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 0.06 g. | |
| L-Glycine | 30 mg | 89% of 1,078 products listing glycine give more (median 300 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg. | |
| Taurine | 30 mg | 94% of 2,337 products listing taurine give more (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 90 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 266807 (entered June 16, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). 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:
- 97% of the 1,850 products that print an amount of glutamine list more than its 0.02 g of L-glutamine (filed by NIH under glutamine) (median 1 g).
- 89% of the 1,078 products that print an amount of glycine list more than its 30 mg of L-glycine (filed by NIH under glycine) (median 300 mg).
- 94% of the 2,337 products that print an amount of taurine list more than its 30 mg of taurine (median 500 mg).
The NIH database records 3 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?
3 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- EyeguardWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- Vision MaxxDC same ingredients
- Vision AllWonder Laboratories same ingredients
- Bilberry Vision Complex "Plus Lutein"Nature's Answer · off the market 13 shared, 67% alike
- Advanced Formula VizionSolaray 14 shared, 57% alike
- Bilberry Vision ComplexNature's Answer 12 shared, 54% alike
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: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule three times daily.
- Warnings
- Tamper Evident: Do not use this product if imprinted foil seal under cap is broken or missing.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten free
- Storage
- Keep tightly closed. Store at room temperature: 59 degrees - 86 degrees F (15 degrees to 30 degrees C).
Source: label statements in DSLD label 266807.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Gelatin, Silica, Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Quali Pure.
How many labels does Vision Gard have?
3 labels are on file under this name since March 25, 2021: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 266807 (current) Entered June 16, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 0 52301 43590 6
- Label 266022 Entered February 23, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules
- Label 245592 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market August 24, 2021 · 90 capsules
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Dee Cee Laboratories, Inc. (manufacturer), White House, TN. All DC products.