COMPOSITION FOR TREATING, PREVENTING, OR ALLEVIATING MACULAR DEGENERATION, CONTAINING PHENOLIC COMPOUND SEPERATED FROM VACCINIUM ULIGINOSUM EXTRACT AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT

摘要

The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating, preventing, or alleviating macular degeneration containing, as an active ingredient, a phenolic compound which is separated from a vaccinium uliginosum extract and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The phenolic compound of the present invention effectively protects ARPE-19 cell from blue light, thereby treating, preventing, or alleviating macular degeneration.