iGenics vs VisiFlora: Full Label or 22-in-1 Blend?

Both are daily eye supplements sold through ClickBank with long sales letters, and both include the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin. That is where the similarity ends: one shows you exactly what is in each dose, the other gives a single amount.

What is in them

iGenics publishes a full Supplement Facts label. Two capsules give 500 mg vitamin C, 900 mcg vitamin A, 20 mg zinc, 2 mg copper, 20 mg lutein, 10 mg zeaxanthin, 20 mg saffron, 480 mg bilberry, 350 mg turmeric, 80 mg ginkgo and 20 mg black pepper. VisiFlora shows no label. Its sales page names about 21 ingredients, calls the formula "22-in-1" and gives one amount: 11 mg of zinc. Everything else, from lutein and zeaxanthin to astaxanthin, saffron and bilberry, has to share a single daily capsule.

Against the AREDS2 formula

The best-tested eye formula is the one the National Eye Institute used in AREDS2: 500 mg vitamin C, 400 IU vitamin E, zinc, 2 mg copper, 10 mg lutein and 2 mg zeaxanthin. iGenics matches or exceeds it on vitamin C, copper, lutein and zeaxanthin, and its 20 mg of zinc is close to the 25 mg that AREDS2 also tested. Its gap is vitamin E: 0.268 mg, about a thousandth of the AREDS2 amount. VisiFlora's amounts cannot be checked, and it contains beta-carotene, which AREDS2 dropped after it was linked to more lung cancers in former smokers. Keep in mind that the AREDS2 vitamins slowed progression only in people who already had intermediate macular degeneration; they did not improve healthy eyes or restore lost vision.

Evidence

Neither finished product has been tested in a published trial. Saffron at 20 mg a day, the amount in iGenics, slightly improved visual acuity in a small three-month trial of 100 adults with mild or moderate macular degeneration. Bilberry's reputation for night vision has not held up: the four most recent controlled trials were negative. VisiFlora is sold on a "gut-eye" idea that has not been tested in the product, which names no probiotic or digestive ingredient.

Price and refund

iGenics costs less at every size: $59 for one bottle plus $9.99 shipping, $147 for three ($49 each) and $234 for six ($39 each). VisiFlora has no single bottle; it starts at $158 for two ($79 each) plus $9.95 shipping, then $177 for three ($59 each) and $294 for six ($49 each). VisiFlora gives 60 days from delivery and asks for every bottle back, opened or not, with shipping fees deducted. iGenics advertises a 180-day guarantee but publishes no refund terms, so contact the seller or ClickBank's order support before returning anything, and keep your order confirmation.

Verdict

iGenics. It shows its full label, carries the main AREDS2 nutrients at or near the tested amounts without beta-carotene, costs $10 less per bottle on the three- and six-bottle packages and advertises three times as long to ask for a refund. It scores 3.4 on our rubric against VisiFlora's 2.2. Neither replaces an eye exam: blurred or worsening vision needs an eye doctor, and sudden new floaters, flashes or a shadow across your vision need one right away.