Patent ID: 9717772
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P

Claim:
1. A method for the treatment of at least one optical condition associated with β-amyloid (Aβ) toxicity in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the subject the peptide D-Trp-Aib (SEQ ID NO. 30), which peptide is administered daily for a first period of at least one (1) day in at least a therapeutically effective dose, followed by a second period of at least one (1) week wherein the peptide is not administered, followed by repeating said first period of at least one (1) day wherein said peptide is administered daily, wherein said peptide is not administered as a depot, and wherein said at least one optical condition is selected from the group consisting of primary angle-closure glaucoma, secondary open-angle glaucoma, wide-angle glaucoma, steroid-induced glaucoma, traumatic glaucoma, pigmentary dispersion syndrome, pseudo-exfoliation syndrome, secondary angle-closure glaucoma, neovascular glaucoma, uveitis and glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy.