Possible Effects of Supplement Therapy With Oral Phenolics on Cluster of Differentiation 163 (CD-163) Biomarker of Patients With Age-related Macular Degeneration

Evaluation of the Possible Effects of Supplement Therapy With Oral Phenolics on Plasma CD-163 Biomarker in Patients With Different Subtypes of Age-related Macular Degeneration; a Double-blind Placebo Controlled Prospective Clinical Study

In this multi-center study, possible effects of supplement treatment with oral phenolics on plasma CD-163 and progression of dry and wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) via evaluating the CD163 before and after the prescription of this drug will be evaluated in patients with dry type AMD and Neo vascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).

Both AMD subgroups will be recruited. In terms of evaluation of the effects of phenolics (500 mg caplets/day) on AMD progression, patients will be randomized and divided into 2 subgroups i.e. (i) receiving phenolics supplementation; and, (ii) receiving placebo for 1 month. The phenolics/placebo caplets will resemble completely and be encoded at origin; Neither the participants nor the researchers will be informed about the codes until the end of the study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of intermediate to late AMD (dry AMD and nAMD )
• Age-matched controls without any sign of AMD
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Systemic disease or other eye-related diseases (diabetes, immunologic or inflammatory, active or chronic infectious disease, active malignancy, uveitis, retinal vascular occlusive disease, glaucoma)
• Systemic therapy with corticosteroids or biological drugs.