I’ve posted a link in the other AREDS thread that refutes the claim that AREDS2 slows the progression of AMD. We each have to educate ourselves and decide what is best for us. I came to the conclusion that the AREDS did nothing for my vision and only made me very sick, so I discontinued taking them. As a validation for my decision, both my optometrist and ophthalmologist independently found that my AMD was slightly improved SIX MONTHS after having stopped taking them. I didn’t even know it was possible to have an improvement. I don’t think they were making my AMD worse, I just don’t believe they were having any effect at all.