- Different with traditional oral delivery of lutein healthy food, a lutein eye drop formula is designed and developed for DES treatment.
-The lutein eye drops can directly act on the ocular surface, and even be delivered to the posterior eye such as ret- A novel lutein eye drops, not oral taking, for eye delivery was developed.
-This the first lutein formula for dry eye treatment, not restricted in retina/macular protection.
-By the formula design, additive selection, this lutein eye drops can enhancThe major DES drug is RESTASIS®, its component is cyclosporine usually cause eye burning/itching in patients! The working mechanism of lutein for treating DES is different from those drugs, it＇s the potential for lutein eye drops for DES. Lutein as healthy food for vision protection, the daily intake must reach ~50 mg, high amount of lutein needed rising the production cost, and high accumulation in liver/kidney by oral way. This lutein eye drops can have therapeutic effect in inhibiting inflammation on ocular surface, promoting corneal healing, and increasing the secretion of tears for DES treatment just in microgram of lutein. Low lutein content but high therapeutic effect in this lutein formula leads to less lutein need for production as a cost saving way for a business development.