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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Ocuphire Pharma, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Inventor:
Alan Meyer, North Riverside, IL (US);
Assignee:
Ocuphire Pharma, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/417 (2006.01); A61P 27/02 (2006.01); A61K 47/12 (2006.01); A61K 47/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/417 (2013.01); A61K 47/12 (2013.01); A61K 47/26 (2013.01); A61P 27/02 (2018.01);
Abstract
The invention provides methods, compositions, and kits containing phentolamine for improving visual performance. In particular, the invention provides improvement in visual performance, such as improvement in visual acuity, by daily ophthalmic administration of a phentolamine solution to an eye of a patient at or near the bedtime of the patient for an extended duration while minimizing the occurrence of adverse side effects, such as eye redness during the patient's waking hours.