[Research on natural antioxidants in the treatment of retinal degeneration].

Retinal degeneration (RD) is a common eye disease which may result in blindness. At present, there is no effective clinical treatment for RD. It is known that apoptosis causes the occurrence and development of retinal degeneration, therefore antiapoptotic/antioxidative treatment has always been the focus in the treatment of RD. There are many kinds of antioxidant drugs, among which natural antioxidants are featured with reliable sources, high safety and less side effects. Hence researchers across the world made tremendous efforts in finding the safe and effective natural antioxidants. This paper focuses on the research progress of natural antioxidants in the treatment of retinal degeneration, in an effort to provide some valuable reference for clinical research. (Chin J Ophthalmol, 2018, 54: 312-315).