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US 10,238,610 B2Granted
Retinoid replacements and opsin agonists and methods for the use thereof
AssigneeUniversity of Washington
InventorsKrzysztof Palczewski, David A. Saperstein
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Abstract
Compositions of and methods for using synthetic retinoids as retinoid replacements and opsin agonists are provided.
Claims6
A method of treating age-related macular degeneration in an aging human subject, the method comprising:
- administering a therapeutically effective amount of 9-cis-retinal to the aging human subject in need thereof, wherein the 9-cis-retinal that forms a functional opsin/chromophore complex in the eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.