A method for treating, preventing, inhibiting, ameliorating or delaying the onset of an ophthalmic disease, disorder or condition in a mammalian subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of at least one peptidomimetic, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, tautomer, hydrate, and/or solvate thereof, wherein:
- (a) the ophthalmic disease, disorder or condition is selected from the group consisting of:
- macular degeneration (including age-related macular degeneration), diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, cataracts, autosomal dominant optic atrophy (DOA), Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), pigmentary retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, ocular hypertension, uveitis, chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (e.g., Kearns-Sayre syndrome), and/or Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA);
- and
- (b) wherein the peptidomimetic is a peptidomimetic of Formula I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, hydrate, and/or solvate thereof:
- wherein,
- AA1 is selected from
- AA2 is selected from
- R1 is selected from
- R2a is selected from
- R2b is H or CH3;
- R3 and R4 are independently selected from H and (C1-C6)alkyl;
- R5 and R6 are independently H, methyl, ethyl, propyl, cyclopropyl, or cyclobutyl;
- or R5 and R6 together with the N atom to which they are attached form a 4-6-membered heterocyclyl;
- R7 is selected from H, (C1-C6)alkyl, cycloalkyl, and aryl;
- R8 and R9 are independently selected from H, (C1-C6)alkyl, cycloalkyl, and aryl;
- or R8 and R9 together with the N atom to which they are attached form a 4-6-membered heterocyclyl;
- m is 1, 2, or 3;
- n is 1, 2, or 3;
- p is 0 or 1;
- X is selected from
- and
- * denotes the point of attachment of X to R1, and wherein one or more of the hydrogen atoms of the peptidomimetic is optionally substituted with a deuterium or fluorine atom.