Patent ID: 7638142

Claim:
An orally administered composition for the treatment of dry-eye syndrome, said composition comprising an effective dry-eye syndrome treatment amount of a mixture containing vitamin C in an amount from about 10 mg to about 200 mg, vitamin E in an amount from about 5 IU to about 100 IU, vitamin B-6 as pyridoxal 5′ phosphate in an amount from about 0.5 mg to about 10 mg, copper as cupric oxide in an amount from about 0.1 mg to about 5 mg, alpha linolenic acid in an amount from about 100 mg to about 1000 mg, docosahexaenoic acid in an amount from about 100 mg to about 300 mg, eicosapentanoic acid in an amount from about 100 mg to about 400 mg, gamma linolenic acid in an amount from about 100 mg to about 600 mg, lactoferrin in an amount from about 5 mg to about 20 mg, mucin complex having a minimum of 60% mucin in an amount from about 10 mg to about 200 mg, phosphatidylethanolamine in an amount from about 1 mg to about 10 mg, phosphatidylserine in an amount from about 1 mg to about 20 mg, phytosterols in an amount from about 100 mg to about 1000 mg, sphingomyelin is present in an amount from about 0.5 mg to about 3 mg, and turmeric extract is present in an amount from about 25 mg to about 150 mg.