PARProceedings of Anticancer Research2208-35452208-3553Bio-Byword Scientific Publishing Pty. Ltd.10.26689/par.v6i3.3885ArticleResearch Progress in the Application of Lycium Barbarum Polysaccharide in Ophthalmic Diseaseshttps://artdesignp.com/journal/PAR/6/3/10.26689/par.v6i3.3885LinYanna,WuHuiqin2022632022-05-20Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) are widely used in age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and other eye diseases. With further studies on the pharmacological action of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides in recent years, researchers have found that Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) play a protective role in the treatment of various eye diseases through anti-oxidation, scavenging oxygen free radicals, and inhibiting inflammatory reaction as well as cell senescence. This paper reviews the application of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides in ophthalmology.

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