Abstract
A pharmaceutical composition composed of several traditional Chinese medicines is claimed to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This represents a novel and alternative therapeutic solution for wet AMD, with the potential advantage of treating both the symptoms and the underlying causes of this devastating degenerative retinal disease.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Choroidal Neovascularization
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Drug Combinations
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Macular Degeneration / drug therapy*
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Macular Degeneration / pathology
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Macular Degeneration / physiopathology
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Patents as Topic
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Time Factors
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Treatment Outcome
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Visual Acuity / drug effects
Substances
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Drug Combinations
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal