Re: *get rid of cataracts without surgery*

OK. The eyedrop he uses is the one developed by Dr. Robert Rowen. Another holistic eye doctor also endorses its efficacy. And I also believe that it may reverse some types of cataract. But let's take a look at why it might not always work.

1) Glutathione. Of course, since this is the master cleaner molecule of the human lens, its inclusion here might seem like a good idea. The problem is that glutathione has to always be in the "reduced" form, i.e., not oxidized. And it oxidizes too easily. On top of that, the sulfur atoms may form "disulfide bonds" which render it inactive. In those forms, it would contribute to the "chemical burden" of the lens and actually make the cataract worse.

2) Vitamin C. Yes, vitamin C is highly concentrated in the human lens and deficient in cataractous lenses. But vitamin C too is easily oxidized, and its oxidized forms would not be beneficial. In fact, vitamin C even generates AGEs in the presence of UVA radiation:
www.jbc.org/content/289/24/17111.full
"Taken together, our data show that UVA light-excited free and protein-bound kynurenines can oxidize ASC in a molecular oxygen-independent manner, and this oxidation occurs even in the presence of GSH (reduced glutathione). The kynurenine-mediated ASC oxidation and subsequent AGE formation may contribute to protein cross-linking and aggregation in the nucleus of the aging and cataractous lenses".

3) DMSO (Dimethyl Sulfoxide). Well, DMSO is a powerful solvent used for stripping paint, and I don't fancy putting that in my eye...It is included here because it literally goes right through any human tissue - cornea, lens capsule, lens and all. Not surprising it stings! And in so doing, it acts as a carrier for whatever else is in the drops at the same time (glutathione and vitamin C). It is also a "free radical scavenger", which is good. I just don't fancy it...
Summing up, if a reducing agent were added to this formula to protect both the glutathione and vitamin C from oxidation, another agent was added to inhibit disulfide bonding of the glutathione (NAC would be a great choice), and the DMSO were replaced by MSM (methylsulfonylmethane), an innocuous substance into which the body metabolizes DMSO and which shares some of its properties - then I believe this formula would at least be safer. But would it really work, or make things worse?