COMPOSITION COMPRISING S-ALLYL-L-CYSTEINE FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING EYE DISEASE AND MEDICINAL PRODUCTS

摘要

The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating eye diseases, and the composition for preventing or treating eye diseases contains S-allyl-L-cysteine, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvent product or hydrate thereof as an effective component, and has photooxidation inhibition activity. Using the composition for preventing or treating eye diseases, the accumulation of A2E in retinal pigmented epithelial cells is inhibited and the oxidation of A2E is controlled for offering an excellent preventing or treating effect for eye diseases including age-related macular degeneration and degenerative retina diseases.