Treatment of cataracts - vision for the future.
The current surgical approach to treating cataracts could become a thing of the past if preventative, drug-based therapies were developed. The role of proteases in cataract formation is becoming clear and may offer new pharmaceutical targets.
Biswas
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Royal Preston Hospital, UK.
Harris
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Phoenix
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D002386:Cataract / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004345:Drug Industry; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D006023:Glycoproteins; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; C039304:calpain inhibitors