Late night television offers a plethora of pills, gadgets, gizmos and items designed to do one thing: take your money. Each and every night vendor try to hawk their wares in the hope that someone out in television viewing land is watching and wants to take a chance on his or her product. It is not that these things might not help slice, dice, repair or make the eyes see better, it is the fact that items such as herbal supplements and devices are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration and the makers can offer no guarantee as to safety, reliability or end result. For many people the hope of perfect vision is a dream. To not rely on corrective lenses or surgery is a dream come true. They want to believe that by simply doing a set of eye exercises or popping a pill, seeing clearly is right around the corner. Do these things work? Or is it merely another attempt in marketing to sway consumers into buying bogus products?

Additionally so many fake blogs like KevinsMoneyTree are populating the web daily.

It has been thought that certain foods such as carrots improve a person’s vision. This is false. There are benefits to eating carrots but the actual root will not improve one’s vision. Vitamin A is great for the body but eating massive quantities or taking too much Vitamin A is toxic. The pills often marketed for visual improvement contain Bilberry, a natural fruit related to the blueberry and huckleberry, but once again these pills are not regulated by the FDA. The FDA conducts tests on medications and supplements to ensure that the actual product is not harmful and does what it claims. While the FDA does not regulate such claims as eye exercises, they are marketed extensively as working to correct vision. Ophthalmologists disagree as to whether or not this is factual or if it causes more eye strain. Once again, the late night television ad strikes again.

Someday, there will be a pill, shot or vaccination that will cure any vision problem. Glasses, contacts or laser surgery will be something that only old people talk about and remember. No one will ever have to see things distorted or blurry. Until then though, prescription lenses or surgery will be the only options. Perhaps some of the television ads work and some do not. It is a choice that has to be made by the consumer. Always get regular vision checkups though and take the advice offered by ophthalmologists. It just might be the best thing.

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