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Nutritional supplement to treat macular degeneration

一种黄斑变性、补加的技术，应用在营养或饮食补剂组合物领域，能够解决保持正常眼功能作用少等问题

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-10-06
BAUSCH & LOMB INC +2
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Although there are indications that zinc must be required for the metabolism of the retina-choroid complex, little is known about its role in the maintenance of normal ocular function

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[0017] The following detailed description is to enable those skilled in the art to make and use the invention and to provide the best mode contemplated by the inventors for carrying out the invention.

[0018] The preferred nutritional or dietary supplement composition of the present invention is a formula of five essential ingredients, preferably, the daily intake is not less than that shown in Table 1 below.

[0019] Table 1

[0020] Composition Daily Dosage

[0021] Vitamin C 450 milligrams (mg)

[0022] dlα-Tocopheryl Acetate 400 International Units (IU)

[0023] Beta-Carotene 17.2mg

[0024] Zinc Oxide 68mg

[0025] Copper oxide 1.6mg

[0026] The compositions are formulated to provide the above mentioned essential ingredients preferably in not less than the above mentioned daily doses. A multicenter perspective survey of 4,757 individuals sponsored by the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health showed that this particular ...

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A nutritional or dietary supplement composition that strengthens and promotes retinal health through the prevention, stabilization, reversal and / or treatment of visual acuity loss by reducing the risk of developing late stage or advanced age-related macular degeneration in persons with early age-related macular degeneration. The nutritional or dietary supplement composition may likewise reduce the risk of vision loss associated with the development of cataracts. The essential ingredients of the nutritional or dietary supplement composition are vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, zinc and copper. The essential ingredients are preferably provided in a tablet form suitable for oral ingestion. Preferably the composition is taken in the form of one or two tablets taken twice daily.

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[0001] The United States Government has a paid license to this application and in certain limited circumstances requires the patentee to license under reasonable conditions under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) funded by the National Institutes of Health Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration the right of others to practice the invention. field of invention [0002] The present invention relates to a nutritional or dietary supplement composition that enhances and promotes retinal health by preventing, stabilizing, reversing and / or treating vision loss in patients suffering from specific ocular diseases. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antioxidant and high dose zinc nutritional or dietary supplement composition that reduces vision loss by reducing the risk of advanced or progressive age-related macular degeneration in patients with early age-related macular degeneration. The composition may also reduce the risk of vi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A23L1/275A23L1/30A23L1/304A23L33/15A23L33/155A61K9/20A61K31/015A61K31/04A61K31/07A61K31/315A61K31/355A61K31/375A61K31/7048A61K33/30A61K33/34A61P3/02A61P27/02A61P27/12
CPCA23V2002/00A23L1/303A23L1/302A61K31/07A61K31/355A61K33/34A23L1/2753A23L1/304A61K33/30A61K31/375A23L1/3002A23L5/44A23L33/15A23L33/105A23L33/16A23L33/155A61P27/02A61P27/12A61P3/02A61K2300/00A23V2250/708A23V2250/712A23V2250/211A23V2250/1642A23V2250/1588A23V2250/2104A23V2250/2132A23V2250/702
Inventor 斯蒂芬·保罗·巴特尔斯卡拉·拉腊因·博斯蒂安戴维·A·索尔瓦恩乔治·埃德温·邦斯利昂·埃伦博根费德里克·L·费里斯三世吉恩·基诺施塔小詹姆斯·塞西尔·史密斯
Owner BAUSCH & LOMB INC
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