Could a common Parkinson's drug help treat wet AMD?

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. A diagnosis of AMD with choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in one eye; 2. a. Not previously treated with anti-VEGF injections; or b. On anti-VEGF injections for at least 3 months, and meets criteria for a repeat injection; or c. Patients, who have completed Study 001, may enter this trial at the point of initiation of the month of treatment with the dose of carbidopa-levodopa, that they received in Study 001; 3. Normal or dry AMD of any grade in the second eye; 4. Willingness to maintain AREDS vitamin supplements throughout the study, or remain off these supplements for the duration of the study, if not taking them prior to the study; 5. Informed Consent at Baseline. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any current use of L-DOPA containing medication or dopamine agonist medication, or any planned use of any of these agents, except for study medication, during the study; 2. Concurrent use of monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors; 3. Any eye condition, disease, or history of trauma in either eye, which can impair vision, except cataract or cataract surgery; 4. Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) worse than 20/60 in the better eye; 5. Wet AMD in the second eye; 6. Neurologic conditions which can impair vision; 7. Parkinson's Disease; 8. Significant orthostatic hypotension, defined as a drop in systolic blood pressure, immediately upon changing from the supine to standing position, of \>19 mmHg, or a symptomatic drop in systolic blood pressure, immediately upon changing from the supine to standing position; 9. Significant ECG abnormalities, as judged by the Investigator; 10. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \<20 ml/min; 11. Liver enzymes \>3 X the upper limit of normal; 12. HbA1C \>9.0; 13. Any other significant lab abnormalities, as judged by the Investigator; 14. Women of childbearing potential; 15. Known retinal hemorrhage; 16. Subjects who are not fluent in English. -