A healthy tear film consists of three separate layers: lipid, salt water and mucin. Invented by an eye doctor, Dry Eye Relief Tear Stabilization Formula holds a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, which recognizes the composition of this nutritional formula as being uniquely effective.

Dry Eye Relief uses healthy, natural ingredients that work together:
1. Nourishes the outer lipid layer with heart-healthy phytosterols, thus acting as a "vapor barrier" against tear evaporation
2. Uses a proprietary blend of DHA and EPA Omega-3 essential fatty acids from deep fish oil, as well as ALA Omega-3 fatty acid from Borage Oil, Lactoferrin and Circumin. Together, these substances lessen lacrimal gland inflammation, resulting in improved tear film production and reduced tear film surface tension.
3. Inner mucin is replenished, which helps to hold the tear film onto the corneal surface
4. The phospholipids phopsphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylserine and sphingomyelin straddle the lipid and salt-water layers, thus improving tear film stability.

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Pros

Dry Eye Relief is the only dry eye vitamin supplement that contains ingredients known to be important in increasing tear production, stabilizing the tear layers and reducing tear evaporation.

Awarded United States Patent No. 7,638,142

Made in the U.S.A. in NSF certified facility to FDA Good Manufacturing Practice standard

Used porcine rather than aloe-based mucin for more similar molecular size with human tears

Highest quality gelcap quality

Cons

Requires taking a total of 4 gelcaps per day.

Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid): 60 mg
Vitamin B-6: (as pyridoxal 5' phosphate): 4 mg
Copper (as cupric oxide): 1 mg
Alpha linolenic acid (from Flaxseed oil): 500 mg
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)(from purified fish oil): 160 mg
Eicosapentanoic acid (EPA)(from purified fish oil): 240 mg
Gamma linolenic acid (from Borage oil): 300 mg
Lactoferrin: 10 mg
Mucin complex (porcine)(Minimum 60% mucin): 250 mg
Phosphatidylcholine (from soy): 10 mg
Phosphatidylehanolamine (from soy lecithin): 10 mg
Phosphatidylserine (from soy): 10 mg
Phytosterols (from vegetable oils): 500 mg
Sphingomyelin (from eggs): 1 mg
Turmeric extract (Curcumin longa): 150 mg

Other ingredients: Gelatin, glycerin, carob, beeswax, lemon oil.
Contains: milk, egg, fish (anchovies, sardines, mackerel, salmon), soybeans, tree nuts (locust bean).
Contains: corn, animal products (beef, pork), sugar. This product contains NO peanuts, crustacean shellfish (lobster, crab or shrimp), wheat, yeast, gluten, rice.
Contains NO artificial sweeteners, flavors, colors, or preservatives.

Recommended Adult Intake: 4 gelcaps daily, 2 with breakfast and 2 with dinner, or as directed by your physician.