A month after Super Lutein - Vision improved but not my Glaucoma

On 25th September 2010 I went to for my eye check up at ISEC Midvalley.

As usual, after registration, I was told to go to Room 1 for the simple vision test where they will ask me to read out numbers with my glasses on. Well the good news is I can read a few lines of the numbers with my right eye. Two months ago, my right eye cannot even read the largest number as the entire board was blur. 

I was indeed delighted as the above mentioned simple test does indeed prove that Naturally Plus Super Lutein improved my vision. 

Next was to have the Doctor check my eyes' pressure. After waiting for about more than an hour for the Doctor, I entered the room feeling a bit nervous as during the last visit my Doctor said if my eyes pressure, which was 15 for both eyes then, did not reduce to 12, I will need to go for operation. 

Well, my the pressure in my left eye remained the same at 15 but the right eye increased to 17! I was disappointed as my vision did improved with Naturally Plus Super Lutein but it did not in anyway help reduce the pressure in my eyes. Maybe I am to blame as I put to much hope on Super Lutein.

So the Doctor said I need to do operation to prevent my right eye vision field from deteriorating further (see my earlier post where chart showing my right eyes 75% kaput).  So asked him what are the cons of the operation and he informed that there might be infections, get cataract sooner and five years have to put tube as hole will close by itself.

The thing is I am not eager to have operation to my eyes and moreover, the pressure in my eyes are within the normal range (lower than 20). So I googled  and noted that many website mentioned that if eyedrops not effective than go for laser treatment and if that fails than only go for microsurgery. Therefore I have decided to go to Singapore National Eyes Centre for a second opinion. 

I also googled laser treatment for glaucoma in Malaysia but found none whereas in Singapore they do thousands of laser treatments per year on glaucoma patients.

In conclusion, Naturally Plus Super Lutein did improve my vision and also makes my eyes less tiring but it did not help in reducing the pressure in my eyes. I would definitely recommend Naturally Plus Super Lutein to people who have vision problems as I did benefit from it. If I do not consume Naturally Plus Super Lutein for a particular day, the entire day my eyes will feel very tight and tired and of course my vision not as sharp.

I have finished my first bottle of Naturally Plus Super Lutein and now trying out another Lutein product by bwl avance i-care. Link below:

http://www.avanceforlife.com/product_icare.html.

I have found that Avance i-care also makes my eyes less tiring. Both Avance i-care and Super Lutein have Betacarotene and Lutein except that Naturally Plus have lycopene.

If you have vision problems, do try Naturally Plus Super Lutein or Avance i-care and see it makes a difference to your daily life.

9th Day on Super Lutein

Well, it is the ninth day I have been consuming Super Lutein and got no new progress to report.

My wife had a headache yesterday which have been occurring for few days, so asked her to take 3 capsules. Well, after an hour she reported her headache gone but got no improvement in her eye sight or vision. Conclusion, Super Lutein does not improve eye sight of everybody after taking it, in my case yes but not for my wife.

Today gave a friend 3 capsules to try we had lunch together as he mentioned that he had trouble with his vision because of his multi-focal lens.

Just to update a bit on my glaucoma, below is a picture of my vision report that was tested in February 2010 at ISEC Midvalley. The dark area indicates my blind spot. From below, it can be observed that my right eye is 70% blind! 

Prior to taking Super Lutein, my vision is blur and changing my glasses won't be of any help as when I see with my right eye open only, my vision is just plain blur. Can't read the alphabets test which is done while checking your vision with your local optician. Since taking Super Lutein, everyday is wonderful as my vision is clear and I am so thankful to my friend who introduced to me Naturally Plus Super Lutein. 

6th and 7th Day with Super Lutein

Yesterday and today I took 1 capsule before I slept and 2 capsules in the morning. Eyes felt ok when waking up on both mornings. However I can feel there is a difference in taking 2 capsules versus 3 capsules in the morning as my vision is not so clear after about 3pm with just 2 capsules.

Based on last few days results, there is a difference to my vision when I take the 3 capsules i.e. 3 in the morning vs 2 morning and 1 at night. I will continue with 2 in the morning and 1 at night because I think that taking one capsule at night is beneficial as when I wake up in the morning my eye don't feel the tightness around it due to Travatan which I have been experiencing for months.

So I must conclude that Super Lutein is definitely "working" while I sleep at night.

Fifth Day With Super Lutein - 2 Capsules Morning and 1 Capsule at Night

As mentioned in yesterday's post, I took one capsule before I went to bed. This morning when I woke up I did not feel the normal tightness in my eyes caused be Travatan eye drops which I use nightly before going to sleep.

This morning my eyes felt more relax and vision was good in general. Took 2 capsules of Super Lutein at 8.30am followed with my morning coffee and cigarettes 15 minutes later. Had to rush to site so got no time to allow for the Super Lutein to be absorb into my system before having coffee.

The whole day was under the sun and my eyes felt ok and vision clear. Even when driving back from Carey Island to Klang at around 5pm, eyesight was good.

Now it is about 6.40pm, my eyes do feel tired.

I am going to continue with taking 2 Super Lutein Capsules in the morning and I capsule in the night as I am happy with this dosage because this morning my eyes did not feel the tightness as mentioned in the first paragraph.

Fourth Day on Super Lutein

Today decided to change to number of capsules to take in the morning. Decided to take 2 capsules before breakfast and one at night before I sleep. My reasoning for this is because since I smoke a lot in the day time, all the anti-oxidant that comes with Super Lutein would be wasted since I smoke a lot. So if I take one capsule before I sleep, then the anti-oxidant would not go to waste, hehe. Well that's me theory.

An hour after I took 2 capsules of Super Lutein, frankly I did not notice any improvement in my vision. Not to say my vision was bad before I took the Super Lutein, I could see the Premier tissue box from 15ft away but the signboard of the building nearby wasn't as clear as yesterday after I took three capsules. After I took the 2 capsules, there was no improvement to my vision i.e. signboard of building nearby still not clear.

In the afternoon, while driving in the hot sun, my vision is better than the days before I started taking Super Lutein but did notice a slight discomfort to my eyes. If you read the last few days, I mentioned that the discomfort to my eyes have reduced tremendously compared to the days before Super Lutein. Somehow today I felt more discomfort to my eyes than the last 3 days. Once again don't know if this psychological - meaning my brains telling my eyes that since I took less capsules than yesterday so I should not be so comfortable today.

While on my way back from Shah Alam to Klang at 9pm, vision clear. Generally my vision is pretty clear at night.

I guess I will continue taking 2 capsules tomorrow morning and see what happens and then Friday or Saturday switch back to 3 in the morning.

Third Day of Super Lutein and info on Glaucoma

Selamat Merdeka to all Malaysians.

First part of this post - morning without taking Naturally Plus Super Lutein.

Woke up at about 9am today with the usual backache and first thing after washing up was to do the control test. I could read the tissue box word Premier from 15ft away and also the words of the signboard of the building nearby. Generally my vision is clear.

Just to add, I did notice that my urine odor was stronger than usual. My friend did warn me about this.

I also would like to inform you guys of the following which I forgot to mentioned in my earlier posts. Two years back my vision was blur and thought I my specs were dirty, reason being is that when I see thing with my right eyes it was kind of blur because its like there is a whitish patch in my vision. But when I change lens it was still blur and decided to see an eye doctor in Klang. The doctor then informed me that I had Gluacoma. Anyway this particular Doctor in Klang is not so good in Glaucoma, reason being he failed to inform me of the side effect of Travatan and prescribe to me another eye drop for months which I was allergic to it (causes redness and discharge from my eye). the allergy only went away after I consulted a Specialist on Glaucoma at ISEC Midvalley. The Doctor at ISEC was very friendly, advised me on the effect of the eye drops, listen to my problems and the environment much more relaxing whereas the Klang Doctor I had to wait for hours even with appointment and he was always rushing (attending to 2 patient at times). Anyway, point of this paragraph is that this whitish patch that is causing blur vision to my right eye is not so profound this last two days after taking Super Lutein.

And for two years this has been the case where I my right eyes cannot see things clearly in the middle of my vision.

And for your reading on Glaucoma:-

Glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness, is characterized by an increase in fluid pressure within the eyeball and a hardening of the surface of the eye. This increased pressure causes abnormal changes in the Optic Nerve and defects in the field of vision.

Glaucoma at a Glance:

• Affects more than 3 million people living in the United States.
  
• Is the leading cause of blindness in African Americans, who should begin glaucoma tests as early as age 35.
  
• Is caused by increased pressure in the eye due to a buildup of excess fluid.
  
• Results in a loss of peripheral or side vision, which affects your ability to move about safely.
  
• May also affect reading, as loss of visual field may result in being able to read only one word at a time.
  
• Can cause irreversible damage to the optic nerve if left undetected and untreated.
  
• Is particularly dangerous to your vision because there are usually no noticeable symptoms at first.

Possible Signs of Glaucoma:

There are various types of glaucoma that can occur and progress without obvious symptoms or signs. Open-angle glaucoma is the most common, and symptoms are slow to develop. As this types of glaucoma progresses, you may notice that your side, or peripheral, vision is failing, causing you to miss objects out of the side and corner of your eye.
If you are suddenly experiencing the following symptoms, you may have angle-closure glaucoma and should seek immediate treatment:

• Blurred vision
• Nausea
• Headaches
• Halos around bright lights 

Second part of this post - afternoon after taking Super Lutein.

Before I took Naturally Plus Super Lutein, my eyes felt some some "tightness" around it the entire morning, While standing at the kitchen door in the morning I look at a cloth which had the words Good Morning on it and it was a little bit blur.

Took 3 capsules of Super Lutein around noon before I had my lunch and by 1pm could feel my eye more relax and the tightness I mentioned above have disappeared. I also looked at the cloth mentioned above from the same kitchen door and I noticed my vision have improved as the words Good Morning were easy to see. Must also add that after eating Super Lutein it made it easier for me to read the newspaper with my glasses on whereas this morning I had to take off my glasses and read the newspaper close to my face.

It is about 4pm now, and my eyes are starting to feel tired but my vision is still good compared to the days before Super Lutein.

Once again, I am impressed with the result I obtained after I consumed the 3 capsules of Naturally Plus Super Lutein.

Second Day with Naturally Plus Super Lutein

Today woke up got some backache. but that's normal for me so guess got nothing to do with Super Lutein. Did the same control test i.e. looked at the Premier tissue box and signboard at a building outside my window and same results as yesterday where the work Premier became blur after 10ft away and the signboard words not clear.

Took 3 capsules of Super Lutein before I ate breakfast. After 20 minutes then only started to smoke with my morning coffee. After shower look the the Premier tissue box again and the signboard and the words do seems to be clearer, Really not sure this is because of Super Lutein or psychological or just that my eyes adjust itself after an hour I wake up.

However I must say I drove to Carey Island from Klang at around 2pm while the sun was hot and my eyes did not experience the usual discomfort from the sun glare. Even now, time 10.28pm, my eyesight and vision can be considered pretty good compared to normal days as I can see the computer screen clearly.

Tomorrow what I am going to do is take the 3 capsules after lunch and do the control test in the morning an hour apart and see the outcome.

First Day eating Super Lutein

Today is Sunday 29th August 2010 and the first day I am trying out Super Lutein.

Woke up at about 9.30am, as usual eyes and body tired. When I wake up my eyes usually feel some kind of discomfort from using the eyedrops I use daily especially Travatan. The photo below shows the eye drops I use daily for my Glaucoma where Cosopt in the morning and evening and Travatan only before I sleep.

For testing purposes, I did not follow my normal routine which is to take a cup of coffee with cigarettes first thing in the morning. Wanted to start the day with 3 capsules of Super Lutein. Before I consume the Super Lutein capsules, for testing control, I looked at a tissue box with the words Premier and a signboard of a building nearby. The word Premier looks blur after about 10ft away and I can hardly read the signboard. 

 

I took 3 capsules at 10am, and at 10.30am went to read the tissue box again and this time I could read the word Premier from 15ft away. There is improvement. At about 11am look out of my window and was delighted that my vision was clear without the discomfort from the sun glare and I could read the signboard of the building nearby clearly! Wow, this Super Lutein really improved my eyesight.

I don't know if the above result is psychological or what but I can tell you truly that my vision have improved.

It is now about 11.50am now and my vision is still better than normal days, i don't need to focus as much and I can even feel the difference when looking at the computer screen now.

Usually I get a great level of discomfort when driving under the sun where my vision is kind of blur and this strain my eyes as I have to concentrate/focus my sight more - and maybe that's why I get tired easily. No problems during the night tho. Later got to take the kids to Subang and will report back here on the drive there.

I am back from Subang Parade and the time now as I write this is 4.25pm. 

The drive to Subang at around 2pm was pretty good as my vision was good compared to other days. However while inside Subang Parade at around 3pm plus, my eyes started to feel some discomfort and while driving home around 4pm my vision was still good and the glare from the sun did not bother me as much but I could feel the pressure in my eyes.

So for today, I would say that Super Lutein did improve my vision especially this morning after I took it and up to 4pm it is still better that normal days.  

It is now 11.38pm, I am so excited that I want to update today's findings. Before 11pm, while waiting for World Badminton Championship where Koo K K and Tan B H are to play the china pair, I was lying down on the bed and looked up at the ceiling fan  and realised that I could see the center of the fan clearly. So what made me excited? If you read my first post, my right eye is about 75% damage as far as vision field is concern. I have looked up the same ceiling fan for months and the center ring was always blur when view with both eyes. However when I close my right eyes, I can see the center of the fan but the with the right eye open and the left eye closed it was always blur. But today I could see the center of the fan clearly, so I close my left eye, I was surprised that my right eye could see the center ring of the ceiling fan clearly. This is indeed a major improvement. Can't wait for tomorrow to see if there is any other progress in my vision. I tell you, I am now a believer of Naturally Plus Super Lutein as it has improved my vision by just by taking the 3 capsules in the morning.

Naturally Plus Super Lutien - Why I am taking it.

Hello to you, if you are reading this blog, I guess you too are interested in Naturally Plus Super Lutien. I will be posting periodically on the effects of Super Lutien on myself.

A little background of myself  and why I am going to start taking Naturally Plus Super Lutein:

I am from Klang, Selangor, Malaysia of age 42 and have been smoking since my teens (not proud of it) and I am a heavy coffee drinker. I  have not been taking any kinds of vitamins or health supplements for more than a decade. Basically you can say that I do not live a very healthy life. Two years back I was diagnosed with Glaucoma after going for a check up as my vision was kind of blurred.

Actually, when I was around 20 in USA doing my undergraduate studies, an optometrist there told me that I was a prime candidate for glaucoma. Later, I got my eyes checked at Tun Hussein Onn Eye Hospital in PJ and the doctor there told me that I didn't have a problem then. Two years ago, my vision started to get blur, so I went to an eye specialist who confirmed that I have glaucoma. This first doctor prescribed some eye drops and told me that there was no point in doing an operation as the problem will reoccur in five years time. However, the eye drops that the doctor prescribed was causing an allergy and redness to my eyes but he did nothing. So I went to the highly recommended International Specialist Eye Centre (ISEC) in MidValley and the specialist there changed the eye drops  and I  no longer experienced the redness. The doctor at ISEC also did a vision test and was horrified to find that 75% of the optical nerves in my right eye was damaged. During my last visit to ISEC , my eye pressure was 15 and the doctor said that if the pressure does not reduce then I may have to go for an operation. Actually, a pressure of 15 is within the normal range but he wanted my pressure to go down to 12. Many people also advised me to go to Singapore for my glaucoma treatment.

Recently, I read about the benefit of blueberries (or is it blackberries)as being good for the brains and berries in general being good anti-oxidants.

Subsequently, I was introduced to Naturally Plus Super Lutein by a friend. This particular friend previously recommended Esberitox to me, for my daughter who was constantly coughing. I was surprised that my daughter's coughing problems/occurrence reduced tremendously after she started taking Esberitox. So when this friend said he wanted to introduce a supplement to me I was actually looking forward to it.

When we met up, he showed me the Super Lutein bottle. The first thing that came into my mind was, hey, this is a Japanese product and therefore should be of good quality. Secondly, when I read its ingredients list  it listed blackcurrant extract and blueberries extract. These two ingredients straight away drew my interest. Last but not least, he mentioned that it was good for eyes and he swears that his eyesight improved after taking Super Lutein. The above mentioned 3 matters made me want to try out Naturally Plus Super Lutien. Also the fact that I am getting older and feel tired most of the time, I thought that I had better start taking some kind of health supplements.

This friend also told me that his entire family is now taking Naturally Plus Super Lutein and all of them have benefited from this product. This friend is a professional and not a salesman trying to sell Super Lutein. I believe he is truly trying to help people like me who have some kind of health problems by introducing Naturally Plus Super Lutein. He also emphasized that this product makes him more energetic and is good for his skin.

However, he did say that there are some initial side-effects to the body after taking it for a few days. His wife and children experienced "greenish" discharge (not sure from the nose or mouth) and he himself had body aches, but after that he says there were no problems. But today when we met, for him to pass me a bottle of Super Lutein, he had a slight rash on his face and he deemed it as  his second phase of detoxification.

Another thing which made me want to take Naturally Plus Super Lutein is that it is supposed to give me an equivalent of 9 plates of fruits and vegetables in 3 capsules. This is very important as I hardly take any vegetables. Maybe I should also share with you my experience regarding fruit farming. Two years ago, my boss was into organic planting and I met a PhD who had his own organic farm. Basically he taught me that leaves and fruits are natural anti-oxidant, however, modern farming methods have introduced all kinds of pesticides and fertilizers to farming which are unhealthy to us. As for fruits, I once visited a mango farm and was shocked to be informed that the planter sprayed pesticides  frequently on his mangoes so that it would look nice and be marketable. We also planted bananas in our estate and it was recommended that we use furadan at the early stage. Now, for your information, furadan is a very deadly chemical which attacks our nervous system. It is also widely used in watermelon farming. While having lunch with the PhD mentioned above, we were served fresh fruits as dessert and he asked me to observe if I experience the following symtoms after taking watermelon, 1) sleepiness and 2) itchy throat. Well, he was correct, before I ate the watermelon, my throat felt fine but it became itchy after I consumed it. That's the effect of chemicals in our watermelons. Also take note of this - next time you see watermelons, see if any flies go near them. Even the flies know that the watermelons we plant here are unhealthy. I used to love watermelons and could eat half a watermelon on my own, but now I hardly touch it. Therefore, another major reason I am taking Naturally Plus Super Lutien is so that I get the necessary supplements as I don't eat much vegetables and fruits.

The above is kind of a long background, hehehe. So tomorrow I will start taking 3 capsules of Super Lutein the moment I wake up, before breakfast and then report the outcome here.

Below are some information I got while googling.