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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2012
Demetrios G. Vavvas, Boston, MA (US);
Joan W. Miller, Winchester, MA (US);
Dimosthenis Mantopoulos, Rahway, NJ (US);
Demetrios G. Vavvas, Boston, MA (US);
Joan W. Miller, Winchester, MA (US);
Dimosthenis Mantopoulos, Rahway, NJ (US);
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
Provided are methods for maintaining the viability of photoreceptor cells following retinal detachment. The viability of photoreceptor cells can be preserved by administering a hydrophilic bile acid (e.g., UDCA or TUDCA) to a mammal having an eye with a detached retina. Administration of the hydrophilic bile acid maintains the viability of the photoreceptor cells until such time that the retina becomes reattached to the underlying retinal pigment epithelium and choroid, thereby minimizing the loss of vision or visual acuity, which otherwise may occur as a result of the retinal detachment.
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