摘要 |
A novel pharmacological effect of an alpha1 receptor blocker is found out. As the results of studies on the novel pharmacological effect of the alpha1 receptor blocker, it is clarified that this blocker has an effect of protecting optic nerve. Thus, the alpha1 receptor blocker is expected as being useful in optic nerve protecting agents to be used in treating retinal disease typified by normal tension glaucoma, retinal blood vessel occlusion, diabetic retinophathy ischemic optic neuropathy, macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa and Leber's disease.
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