NIH研究人员开发了眼滴,减缓了退化性眼病动物的视力丧失。 NIH researchers develop eye drops that slowed vision loss in animals with degenerative eye diseases.

国家卫生研究所的研究人员研制了含有PEDF蛋白质碎片的眼滴,这有助于动物在对视网膜炎色素和与年龄有关的干燥肌肉畸形等退化性眼病进行动物测试时减缓视力损失。 Researchers at the NIH have developed eye drops containing a fragment of the PEDF protein, which helped slow vision loss in animal tests of degenerative eye diseases like retinitis pigmentosa and dry age-related macular degeneration. 这些眼滴虽然不是治疗方法,但很有希望,有可能减缓人类类似疾病的蔓延速度。 Though not a cure, these eye drops show promise and could potentially slow the progression of similar diseases in humans. 计划进行供人类使用的临床试验。 Clinical trials for human use are planned.