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Pharmaceutical composition for treating macular degeneration (WO2012079419)

Year: 2012

Type: article

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.

Source: Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents

DOI: 10.1517/13543776.2013.751972

Authors: Shusheng Wang, Khrishen Cunnusamy

Institutions: Tulane University, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Language: English

Topic: Retinal Diseases and Treatments

Subfield: Ophthalmology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Eye Institute