COMPOSITION FOR TREATING OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a treating agent for retinopathy, particularly for retinal degenerative disease.SOLUTION: The treating agent comprises an algae powder derived from algae Dunalliela, preferably Dunalliela Bardawil, comprising 9-cis-&bgr;-carotene and is used for treating or preventing ophthalmic medical conditions of congenital night blindness. The agent is effective in treating diseases accompanying accumulation of a cytotoxic substance in abnormal retinal dystrophy, and diseases such as the acquired retinal denaturation of age-related macular degeneration or the like.