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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
May. 02, 2019
Alimera Sciences, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Kenneth E. Green, Johns Creek, GA (US);
Peter Campochiaro, Baltimore, MD (US);
Yogita Kanan, Baltimore, MD (US);
Alimera Sciences, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A method of treating or inhibiting degeneration of a retina of a subject in need thereof comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of metipranolol, or a metabolite thereof, to an organ, a tissue, or the subject, wherein the degeneration of the retina is caused by an ocular disease. In some embodiments, the compound, or a metabolite thereof, is administered topically, orally, or parenterally. In some embodiments, a drug delivery vehicle comprising a dosage of the compound, or the metabolite of, is delivered parenterally via intravitreal injection. In further embodiments, the dosage may range from 0.5 μg/day-15 μg/day.