Patent ID: 11969454
Assignee: JOHNSON & JOHNSON SURGICAL VISION, INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  C | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A microemulsion composition for treating the eye comprising:
i) a safe and effective amount of a compound and/or extract having retinol-like properties and/or benefits for use in treating the eye selected from one or more of:
botanical extracts from plants of the genus Acronychia, Licaria, Calendula and/or Trigonella; bacterial extracts of the genus Actinomyces; and compounds of Formula (I):, wherein—
the dotted lines represent simple or double bound; optionally one of the dotted line is a double bound;
R1 represent an H, a carbonated chain, linear, cyclic, or branched, saturated or unsaturated, comprising from 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
R2 represent a carbonated chain, linear, cyclic ringed, or branched, saturated or unsaturated, comprising from 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
optionally a methyl (—CH3) or methylene (═CH2) moiety; a carbonated chain, linear, ringed, or branched, saturated or unsaturated, comprising from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; optionally from 1 to 10 carbon atoms;
optionally 6 carbon atoms; optionally an aromatic moiety, optionally a phenyl moiety; optionally 2-methyl-prop-1,3-diene;

ii) an ophthalmologically acceptable carrier,
wherein the microemulsion droplets or particles have a maximum dimension of less than 1,500 Å.