Patent ID: 9668996
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P

Claim:
1. A method for treating dry eyes in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising a C16:1n7-palmitoleate derivative and a palmitate derivative, wherein the composition has a ratio of the C16:1n7-palmitoleate derivative to the palmitate derivative of 1.5:1 to 100:1; (a) wherein the C16:1n7-palmitoleate derivative is palmitoleic acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of palmitoleate, a (C (b) wherein the palmitate derivative is palmitic acid, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of palmitate, a (C (c) wherein administration of the composition results in an increase in meibomian gland secretion in the subject relative to that observed prior to administration, thereby treating dry eyes in the subject.