METHOD OF TREATING "DRY" FORM OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC A61F9/08 A61N2/10 A61K35/28 A61P27/02 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to ophthalmology, and can be used for treatment of "dry" form of age-related macular degeneration. For this purpose at preliminary stage, magnetic implant in form of flat rectangular plate is implanted intrasclerally in projection of macular area. 2 weeks after that, mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) of patient's own bone marrow, labelled with magnetic microparticles, are introduced to patient intravenously during 30-40 minutes. 2 hours before MSC introduction macular area of retina is irradiated by low-intensive laser irradiation with wavelength 632-633 nm, voltage 10 mW, diameter of laser irradiation spot is 4 mm, total time of irradiation is 5 minutes.

EFFECT: invention ensures targeted delivery of MSC to pathological nidus and retaining said cells for the time, required for efficient improvement of microcirculation and trophism of tissues, which contributes to steady stabilisation of visual functions.