(NAC) Carnosine eye-drops for cataracts, safe to try?

This product was developed in Russia and is called called Nu-Eyes, also
Can-C.

Does anyone know if this product advertised as a cure for cataracts is
safe to try?

It's sold in Britain and on the web in the USA but is not FDA approved.


Here are the ingredients.

Eye Drop Information:

Active ingredients: Glycerine (lubricant) 1% , Carboxymethylcellulose
sodium (lubricant) 0.3%. Inactive ingredients: Sterile Water
(ophthalmic grade solution pH 6.3 to 6.5). Antioxidants:
N-Acetyl-Carnosine (NAC)* 1%. Buffers: Borate, Potassium Bicarbonate.
Preservative: Purified Benzyl Alcohol. Please read enclosed product
insert for instructions on opening tubes. (*patented by Innovative
Vision Products).

links:
http://www.antiaging-systems.com/apruses/naceyedrops.htm
http://www.bionational.com/xcart/catalog/index.html

Dr. Mark Babizhayev - President of, US based, Innovative Vision
Products, is the principal Russian researcher behind the development
and use of N-Acetylcarnosine (NAC) eye-drops, Nu-Eyes™ for the
treatment of cataracts.

http://www.bionational.com/xcart/catalog/testimonials.html

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8894306&dopt=Citation

 

This product was developed in Russia and is called called Nu-Eyes, also
Can-C.

Does anyone know if this product advertised as a cure for cataracts is
safe to try?

The other question you should be asking is "Does it work?" If you read the
scant published evidence available, you will find that it has been tested on
very few people and that the research has all been done by people with a
financial interest in the drops.

Dr Judy

It's sold in Britain and on the web in the USA but is not FDA approved.


Here are the ingredients.

Eye Drop Information:

Active ingredients: Glycerine (lubricant) 1% , Carboxymethylcellulose
sodium (lubricant) 0.3%. Inactive ingredients: Sterile Water
(ophthalmic grade solution pH 6.3 to 6.5). Antioxidants:
N-Acetyl-Carnosine (NAC)* 1%. Buffers: Borate, Potassium Bicarbonate.
Preservative: Purified Benzyl Alcohol. Please read enclosed product
insert for instructions on opening tubes. (*patented by Innovative
Vision Products).

links:
http://www.antiaging-systems.com/apruses/naceyedrops.htm
http://www.bionational.com/xcart/catalog/index.html

Dr. Mark Babizhayev - President of, US based, Innovative Vision
Products, is the principal Russian researcher behind the development
and use of N-Acetylcarnosine (NAC) eye-drops, Nu-EyesT for the
treatment of cataracts.

http://www.bionational.com/xcart/catalog/testimonials.html

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8894306&dopt=Citation