Over the last decade scientist at the Helmhotz Institute of Eye Disease in Moscow have been testing and developing a proprietary form n-acetylcarnosine, abbreviated NAC or NALC for short and it represents a major leap forward in the prevention and possible treatment of senile cataracts.
In the book "The Cataract Cure: The Russian Eye-Drop Breakthrough: The Story of N-Acetylcarnosine" the author outlines several animal and human studies that show extremely promising results with all studies showing a reduction of the clouding of the lens and almost everyone showed an improvement of sensitivity to glare.
Cataract Formation - NAC to the Rescue
As we age we have to watch out for AGEs, and that’s no joke - AGEs stand for Advanced Glycation End Products, and they are sort of cellular gunk that builds up in cells and degrades their functioning and accelerates various aspects of the Aging process.
AGEs cause our structural proteins to become damaged by an uncontrolled reaction between proteins and sugars, and this has been implicated in almost all the major diseases of aging such as:
Alzheimer's disease
Cancer
Heart Disease
Type II diabetes
High Blood Pressure
Strokes
Cataract formation
Diabetic retinopathy
Glaucoma
In the case of our eyes, cataracts are formed by these AGEs as they physically alter adjacent proteins, cause free radical formation, and lipid peroxidation; with the resulting interaction eventually gunking up and discoloring our eye lens to a yellowish brown that forms a cataract; thus impairing our vision.
Fortunately recent research has shown that Carnosine is able to break up AGEs and has an anti-glycation effect, and it is also a powerful antioxidant.
The form of carnosine that holds the most promise for eye health is N-Acetylcarnosine, abreviated both NALC and NAC, and it is probably the most effective method for helping to prevent the formation of cataracts; while also protecting our eyes from diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.
N-Acetylcarnosine is a leap forward for cataract prevention and treatment as it is able to transport carnosine directly inside the cells of the eye. Regular carnosine is only water soluble so cannot penetrate into the lipid portion of the eye to protect our lens. Plus regular l-carnosine breaks down into carnosinase quickly and as a result loses its beneficial effect. NALC is relatively soluble in both lipids and water and is resistant to becoming carnosinase. NALC once in the cells eventually breaks down into carnosine, delivering its beneficial effect to the portions of the eye that needs its protection most.
Which N-Acetylcarnosine Eye Drops are Best?
We only recommend the CAN-C Eye Drops and we have several reason for this recommendation.
First of all, almost all the studies on humans and dogs were actually done with the exact type of NAC in CAN-C. According to Dr Babizhayer of Innovative Vision Products(IVP) , he makes it quite clear that their proprietary process of creating n-acetylcarnosine is based on years of research and testing of many synthesized versions of carnosine to find the one that is the most biologically active, and then their special process creates the highest purity possible.
CAN-C Eye Drops also contains other important ingredients for protecting aging eyes and for these supporting reasons it is the only NALC eye drop that we carry.
