是的。以美國眼科醫生和驗光師為對象實施的調查顯示,84%的眼科醫生事實上向患者推薦過葉黃素(Lutein),幾乎所有眼科醫生(91%)都認為葉黃素(Lutein)在促進眼部健康中發揮著重要作用。(文獻10)。
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