Klaris Journal

The Klaris Blog

Plain-language articles on eye health, screen time, and what modern research says about protecting your vision as you age.

Aug 3, 20265 min read

PreserVision AREDS 2 Side Effects, and What to Do About Them

Breakfast of porridge, toast and a glass of water on a wooden table

The side effects most commonly reported with PreserVision AREDS 2, why the zinc is usually responsible, and what to do about it before you stop taking it.

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Aug 3, 20265 min read

AREDS2 Without the 80 mg of Zinc

Older man standing at a sunlit kitchen counter holding a glass of water

AREDS2 contains 80 mg of zinc, and for many people that is the reason they stop taking it. What the research says about lower doses and gentler forms.

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Aug 3, 20267 min read

AREDS2 Alternatives: What to Take Instead, and When

Rows of unlabelled supplement bottles on a pharmacy shelf

Looking for an AREDS2 alternative? Who actually needs the AREDS formula, what the credible alternatives are, and what to check on any label before switching.

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Aug 3, 20266 min read

PreserVision AREDS3 Review: What You're Actually Buying

Older hands examining an unlabelled supplement bottle beside reading glasses and a notebook

An independent look at PreserVision AREDS3 - what changed, what the evidence supports, and who should and should not switch.

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Aug 3, 20265 min read

What's Actually in PreserVision AREDS3

Five small dishes of supplement ingredients laid out on a wooden apothecary bench

Every ingredient in PreserVision AREDS3, what each one does, where the evidence is strong, and the two macular carotenoids it still leaves out.

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Aug 3, 20267 min read

AREDS2 vs AREDS3: What Actually Changed (And Whether You Should Switch)

Amber softgels and white capsules laid out side by side for comparison

Bausch + Lomb launched PreserVision AREDS3 in May 2026. Exactly what changed from AREDS2, what the evidence shows, and who should switch.

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Jun 19, 20267 min read

Why Your Eyes Feel Heavy After a Screen Day, and the Salmon-Pink Antioxidant That Helps

A professional at a desk rubbing tired eyes after a long screen day.

A look at the late-day eye fatigue most supplements ignore, and the one nutrient studied for it.

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Jun 18, 20268 min read

I'm an Eye Doctor. Here's What No One Tells You About Vision After Cataract Surgery.

Older woman seated at a slit-lamp eye exam after cataract surgery

Why vision can still feel cloudy after a successful cataract surgery, what the surgery does not address, and where nutrition fits in.

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Jun 15, 20268 min read

I'm an Optometrist. If Your Eye Vitamin Doesn't Have These 3 Things, It's Just an Expensive Multivitamin.

Optometrist reading the back label of an eye-vitamin bottle

Most "eye vitamins" on the shelf are general multivitamins wearing an eye costume. Here are the three ingredients that tell you the truth.

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Jun 10, 20267 min read

Most Senior Eye Vitamins Haven't Changed Since 2013

Row of generic eye vitamin bottles on a pharmacy shelf

Almost every eye vitamin on the U.S. market is a copy of a 2013 formula. Here's what the research has added since, and what a modern formula looks like.

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Jun 8, 20267 min read

Still Driving at Night? This Is What's Actually Happening in Your Eyes

Older driver's hands on a steering wheel at night with oncoming headlights producing glare halos

Smaller pupils, a yellowed lens, slower glare recovery: why night driving feels different after 55, and what actually helps.

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Jun 3, 20266 min read

First Signs Of Vision Decline Most People Miss (And What Eye Doctors Now Recommend)

Older man rubbing eyes at desk in dim light, early signs of vision decline

A neuro-ophthalmology specialist explains why vision change goes unnoticed for years - and the modern formula that closes the gap AREDS2 left open.

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Feb 17, 20266 min read

Screen Time & Eye Health: The "Silent Epidemic" Aging Your Vision & Brain

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Why staring at screens for 8+ hours a day is quietly damaging your retina, and what doctors now recommend to stop it.

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Apr 14, 202611 min read

I'm an Optometrist. Here's Why I Took My Own Mother Off Her Old Eye Vitamin.

Optometrist examining an older patient with a slit lamp

After 15 years of recommending the same formula, an optometrist explains the three ingredients modern research says are missing from most eye vitamins.

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Apr 20, 202611 min read

The Silent Epidemic Behind Vision Decline in Adults Over 60

Man in his late 60s reading a phone in a dim living room, the screen glow lighting his reading glasses

A generation that grew up before screens is now living through 15 years of daily phone and computer exposure. Here is what that does to the aging eye.

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