How does it work?

Our innovative product (eye drops) delivers through the eye with high efficiency a natural antioxidant – lutein, normally occurring within the eye, and offers a boosted photooxidative protection of the ocular structures, particularly in this case the crystalline. Although there are plenty of orally administered lutein-based dietary supplements available on market, scientific studies demonstrated insufficient bioavailability and very poor clinical efficiency.

Age-related, degenerative eye diseases like cataract, macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy are a leading cause of vision loss worldwide with a severe negative impact on patients’ quality of life.The increase of ageing population, genetic factors and the exposure to agressive environmental factors like blue light and UV light play an important role in the development of degenerative eye diseases.

A common pathogenetic mechanism for degenerative eye diseases is the augmentation of oxidative stress in several eye structures with subsequent tissular damage.

We have developed an inovative topical formulation with lutein (eye drops) which is non-invasive and easy to apply into the eyes.

Lutein was entrapped in a nanostructured carrier and placed in a thermosensitive, mucoadhesive gel. The novel formulation facilitated and improved the access of lutein to inner eye structures, leading to a superior ocular bioavailability, but also improved the chemical stability of the active substance.