title: [Conservative management of senile cataract with conjunctisan A eye drops].
abstract: It seems to be a generally held view that there is no way of treating senile cataract successfully. However, this view is contradicted by the results of a long-term study carried out on 192 eyes treated with Conjunctisan A. According to these results lens opacities in senile cataract can indeed be influenced by therapy. Conjunctisan is a new therapeutic principle which exploits the effect of watersoluble protoplasmic elements, in particular proteins, ribonucleic and deoxyribonucleic acids, phospholipids, polysaccharides, lens-cell-specific nucleic acids and amino acid precursors from the lens, vitreous body, retina, optic nerve, cornea, conjunctiva and placenta. Over a period of observation of 5 years (1973-1978) Conjunctisan A eye drops were administered to the conjunctival sac twice or three times a day. Out of 192 eyes thus treated, lens opacification was halted in 36% and vision improved in 45%. These results concur with those of our earlier investigations on 74 eyes (1969-1973). It is also worth mentioning that opacification is slowed down much more than previously assumed on the basis of experience: this was demonstrated in a comparison with 75 cases of senile cataract that were not treated or treated only by conventional methods.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002386:Cataract / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005136:Eye Proteins; D006801:Humans; D007908:Lens, Crystalline / Q000378:metabolism; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011506:Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014020:Tissue Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D004338:Drug Combinations; D005136:Eye Proteins; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011506:Proteins; D014020:Tissue Extracts; C027144:conjunctisan A
vernacular_title: Die konservative Behandlung des Altersstars mit Conjunctisan A Augentropfen.