Used as an eye vitamin‚ to prevent eye diseases including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, and retinitis pigmentosa, also use for preventing colon cancer, breast cancer, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease.

Lutein is LIKELY SAFE when taken by mouth appropriately.

This medicine is contraindicated in patients with high amount of oxalic acid in the urine, Iron Metabolism Disorder causing Increased Iron Storage, Sickle Cell Anemia, Anemia from Pyruvate Kinase and G6PD Deficiencies , Decreased Blood-Clotting from Low Vitamin K, increased risk of bleeding due to clotting disorder.