Method and composition for treating and preventing retinal damage

US6339102B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · US

Inventors

• James L. Meyerhoff · Silver Spring, US
• Henry Hacker · Temple, US
• Michael Koenig · Dormagen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 9, 2000
• Grant date: Jan 15, 2002
• Expiry date: Jun 9, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K31/385
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The use of dihydrolipoic acid (DEL) and alpha-lipoic acid to treat and prevent damage to the retina arising from physical forces such as exposure to laser beams, and to compositions containing phenyl nitrones and DHL or alpha-lipoic acid as neuroprotective agents.