METHOD FOR INHIBITING THE PROGRESSION OF THE 'DRY' FORM OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS

摘要

FIELD: medicine.;SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of medicine, namely to ophthalmology, and is intended for treating a non-exudative form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in elderly patients. Along with administration of antioxidants and lutein-containing preparations, aquadetrim and bilobil forte are used orally for 5 to 6 months with monthly monitoring of blood biochemical indicators to eliminate cases of vitamin D overdose.;EFFECT: provides a possibility of inhibiting the progression of the "dry" form of AMD in elderly patients, as confirmed by an improvement in most indicators of the ophthalmological status and local blood flow, a reduction in the pro-inflammatory activity of cytokines, an increase in the anti-inflammatory activity of cytokines, and reliable associations of total vitamin D with maximally corrected visual acuity, visual acuity without correction, visual field, and visocontrastometry.;1 cl, 2 tbl