The Use Of Lanosterol In The Treatment Of Cataracts; A Systematic Review
Published 2022
- 40th Congress of the ESCRS
Reference: PE062
| Type: ESONT - Abstract
| DOI:
10.82333/51ph-4973
Authors:
Dua Ahmed Ali* 1
, Iqra Ahmed Ali 2
1Dow medical college,Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan,Pakistan, 2Liaquat university of medical and health sciences,Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan,Pakistan
Purpose
Regarding cataract, Surgery is always considered the only option for it. No anti cataracts are used up till now for the treatment of cataracts. The objective of this systematic review is to focus on different evidence available related to the use of lanosterol in the treatment of cataracts.
Setting/Venue
This systamatic review in being conducted online and includes original research papers.
Methods
PubMed/Medline, Science Direct, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were used to find the research done related to the use of lanosterol in the treatment of cataracts.
Results
this systamatic review includes 10 studies. 8 studies showed that lanosterol was effective in the treatment of cataracts while 2 showed that lanosterol did not reverse cataracts.
Conclusions
Most of the studies shows that lanosterol can be used as pharmacotherapy for the treatment of cataract. It can become future drugs for the treatment of cataracts and can replace surgery. Further clinical trials are needed in this regard.