Protein Disulfide Levels and Lens Elasticity Modulation: Applications for Presbyopia

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Authors

William H. Garner · Encore Pharmaceuticals (United States)

Margaret H. Garner · Encore Pharmaceuticals (United States)

Abstract

As the elasticity of the human lens decreases with age, humans lose the ability to accommodate. The results, briefly described in this abstract, suggest a topical ocular treatment to increase lens elasticity through reduction of disulfides to restore accommodative amplitude.

Topics & Keywords

Biochemical Acid Research Studies Biochemical effects in animals Aldose Reductase and Taurine

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science

Volume 57, Issue 6, pp. 2851-2851

DOI: 10.1167/iovs.15-18413

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