Therapeutic effects of herbal medicines in different types of retinopathies: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Retinopathy is an ocular manifestation of systemic diseases such as diabetes and vascular diseases. Herbal drugs have been considered as an effective therapeutic option with minimal side effects for the treatment of retinopathy by reducing the symptoms and improving visual acuity. The purpose of this systematic review was to collect studies on the effectiveness of medicinal plants in the treatment or prevention of retinopathy.

Materials and methods

A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and other databases in April 2021 using "herbal products" and "Retinopathy" with all their equivalent and similar terms. For this purpose, human clinical trials with the English language were included and articles with subject irrelevancy wer

SUBMITTER: Ansari-Mohseni N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10274316 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature