Agent for adjusting hardness of lens of eye
AssigneeNagase Viita Co., Ltd.
InventorsYosuke Nakazawa, Naoki Morishita, Shin Endo, Masaki Miyake, Hitoshi Mitsuzumi, Motoshi Hayano, Kazuo Tsubota
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a novel agent for adjusting hardness of a lens of an eye which can be taken easily, conveniently, and safely for a long-term, can effectively adjust the hardness of the lens, and is capable of preventing, alleviating and improving poor focus and decreased near visual acuity, such as presbyopia, caused by aging and various diseases. The present invention solves the above object by providing an agent for adjusting hardness of a lens of an eye comprising a glycosyl hesperetin as an active ingredient.
Claims9
A method for adjusting hardness of a lens of an eye of a subject, comprising orally administering to the subject an effective amount of α-glucosyl hesperidin.
A method for preventing, alleviating or improving poor focus and/or decline of near visual acuity in a subject, comprising orally administering an effective amount of α-glucosyl hesperidin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.