Guy M. Miller,William D. Shrader,Viktoria Kheifets
申请号:
US13266240
公开号:
US20120136048A1
申请日:
2010.04.27
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要:
A method for preventing, reducing, ameliorating or treating ophthalmic disorders associated with neurodegenerative diseases or trauma, comprising the topical, periocular, or intraocular application of an ophthalmic formulation comprising a therapeutically effective amount of one or more ophthalmic agents selected from the group consisting of alpha-tocotrienol, beta-tocotrienol, gamma-tocotrienol, delta-tocotrienol, or esters or mixtures thereof is disclosed. Use of tocotrienols for the prevention, reduction, amelioration or treatment of ophthalmic disorders that are, or that are associated with, mitochondrial diseases is also discussed. Topical ophthalmic formulations comprising tocotrienols are also discussed.