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Does anyone take bilberry extract vitamins I just saw a health food store ad for them and when I started researching it seems like it has a lot of good things in it for your eyes I am going to call my retinal specialist tomorrow to make sure I can take without it causing a problem for me but I sure hope I can I just wonder if his is so good y didn’t dr suggest I take

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Hello thom3patty,

For information on diet and supplements, please see our booklet called 'Nutrition and Eye Health' at the following link;

macularsociety.org/sites/de...

Best wishes

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Thank you

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Hi. Yes I take visionace which has bilberry and vitamins A, B2 and zinc and have done since I was diagnosed with AMD. Whether they help or not I do not know, but take in the hope they do some good.

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