Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Designated organic active ingredient containing – C-o-group doai
Patent
1994-03-18
1995-10-10
Fay, Zohreh
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Designated organic active ingredient containing
C-o-group doai
514912, A61K 3107
Patent
active
054571359
ABSTRACT:
According to the present invention, there are provided methods for treating age related macular degeneration in a mammal; for preventing impairment of the vision or for improving impaired vision of a mammal whose eye has drusen; for preventing formation or growth of drusen in the eye of a mammal; and for reducing the number or the size of drusen or for fading drusen without resultant areas of retinal atrophy, without resultant impairment of vision, or without a combination of the foregoing in the eye of a mammal. Beta-carotene in appropriate amounts is administered to the mammal.
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