Totada R. Shantha,Jessica Shantha,Erica Maya Shantha
申请号:
US13407681
公开号:
US20120156202A1
申请日:
2012.02.28
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
A method for treating age related macular degeneration (AMD) using an insulin preparation applied topically to the conjunctival sac of the affected eye. Another aspect of this invention is using antiangiogenic adjuvant therapeutic agents such as bevacizumab, ranibizumab, pegaptanib, etanercept, instilled in to the afflicted eye conjunctival sac with insulin to prevent further formation of new blood vessels, and shrink the existing pathologically formed blood vessels and reduce the edema in wet AMD. This method incorporates putting the patients on low fat diet, aerobic exercise, ketamine-a NMDA blocker, reducing the blood cholesterol using adjuvant therapeutic agents selected from Statins, that are inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A, (i.e. HMG-Co A) reductase which in turn reduce drusen formation that leads to AMD, combined with insulin ophthalmic drops.