 or use the computer more comfortably. I mean, come on, how does this happen? It does sound funny but Astafx may actually help in these areas too and here's why. One of the interesting things about astaxanthin is that it's a relative of vitamin A and we know that vitamin A is good for our eyes, good for vision. Astaxanthin is too. Astaxanthin has actually been shown to fight oxidation in eye tissue.