Ocuprime sells is valued at $179 for a bottle of 60 vegicaps. It sells for $69 a bottle plus shipping. The marketing is hyperbolic claiming to restore 20/20 vision and eye health for every known eye and vision problem.

The 16 ingredients include 4 carotenoids with beta carotene being the bully of the bunch which will prevent absorption of the lutein, zeaxanthin and lycopene. That's why our Macular Wellness formulas each contain a single carotenoid, since they all compete for absorption by the same channel in the small intestine. Each carotenoid is also synergized by 27 other nutritional and botanical ingredients in more optimal and concentrated forms than those in Ocuprime...

The vitamins in Ocuprime are less than prime. The Vitamin A is not in the active co-enzyme form, and as mentioned already, this pro-Vitamin form of Beta Carotene not only must be metabolized by the liver to become active, but it prevents the absorption of the bulk of the other key carotenoids in the formula.

The Vitamin C is listed as Ascorbic Acid, not L-Ascorbic Acid, which means it is synthetic, not natural source. The Vitamin E is listed as DL-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate, with the DL indicating that it, too, is synthetic, not natural which would only include the D enantiomer form. (Imagine half of the screws in the box turning the wrong way...)

The B vitamins are mostly USP forms, not the active coenzyme forms. Biotin is fine, and B3 as Niacin appears to be their main driver of any therapeutic benefits as well as likely side effects. There is 200 mg of Niacin per capsule, and 100 mg would be enough to produce a strong Niacin flush. This is an unpleasant reaction with redness and itching, but on the therapeutic side, it will increase circulation to the eye tissues, and hence delivery of the other ingredients. Our approach is to include a small enough dosage that even when taking several of our formulations at the same time, there is no such side effect, but just an enhancement of tissue delivery. 

The minerals in the formula are likewise relatively cheap forms, including inorganic oxides and carbonates, and less than optimal gluconates. The Selenium is at least chelated by an unspecified amino acid, but the preferred form is Methylselenocysteine, as it is the only form found effective in degenerative conditions such as cancer.

The botanicals are less than impressive with unspecified quantities and potencies of bilberry, eyebright, and grape seed extract. We prefer to use the most concentrated standardized extracts available and provide full disclosure on our labels rather than a 'proprietary blend.'

Where they use Quercetin, we prefer the water soluble form Quercetin Dihydrate since it is about 8 times more bioavailable.

Similarly, they include Alpha Lipoic Acid, which is synthetic, while we prefer the patented stabilized bioenhanced R-Lipoate. The difference in effectiveness is at least 40-fold, so we consider it a much better investment since our goal is actual therapeutic results. Since we want to achieve predictable reversal of blinding eye diseases and other degenerative and aging-related processes, we look for 'prophet' over profit.