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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2018
Apeliotus Technologies, Inc., Philadelphia, PA (US);
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA (US);
John G. Edwards, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Joan W. Miller, Winchester, MA (US);
Demetrios Vavvas, Boston, MA (US);
APELIOTUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Philadelphia, PA (US);
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Methods of using visual functions such as dark adaptation, low luminance visual acuity, low luminance deficit, contrast sensitivity and scotopic sensitivity as functional biomarkers for statin therapy in AMD. These biomarkers can be used, for example, to support clinical trials of statin therapy for AMD by identifying participants more likely to respond, by providing an early indication of response, or by serving as an endpoint; or to support treatment of AMD patients with statins by identifying patients more likely to respond, by providing an early indication of responders vs. non-responders, or by confirming a treatment benefit.