Table 6. Vitamin E and Eye Studies
| Study Location
| Study Size
| General Findings
| Reference: Primary Author
|
| United States
| 50
| Vitamin E levels in the eye are comparable with other tissues
| Alvarez
|
| Finland
| 410
| High plasma vitamin E levels reduces risk of cortical lens opacity
| Rouhiainen
|
| United States
| 400
| High serum vitamin E levels reduce risk of nuclear lens cataract
| Lyle
|
| Canada
| 250
| Self-reported supplementation inversely associated with cataract risk
| Robertson
|
| United States
| 764
| Supplement usage associated with reduced risk of nuclear opacity
| Leske
|
| India
| 50
| 200 mg daily slows cataract development, spares glutathione
| Seth
|
| United States
| 334
| Very low lycopene serum levels associated with age-related macular degeneration
| Mares-Perlman
|
| United States
| 71
| Antioxidant formulation stabilizes but does not improve age-related macular degeneration
| ARMD Study Group
|
| Australia
| 2,900
| Dietary and supplementary antioxidants are not associated with lower age-related maculopathy risk
| Smith
|