Patent ID: 7410995

Claim:
A method for improving naturally-occurring vision in an animal, in the absence of any opthalmologic disorder, disease, or injury or treating a nerve-related vision disorder in a mammal in need thereof, which comprises administering to said mammal an effective amount of an N-linked sulfonamide of a heterocyclic thioester compound, wherein the nerve-related vision disorder is selected from the group consisting of the following, visual impairments; orbital disorders; disorders of the lacrimal apparatus; disorders of the eyelids; disorders of the conjunctiva; disorders of the cornea; cataract; disorders of the uveal tract; disorders of the retina; disorders of the optic nerve or visual pathways; free radical induced eye disorders and disease; immunologically-mediated eye disorders and diseases; nerve-related physical injury affecting vision; and nerve-related symptoms and complications of eye disease, nerve-related symptoms and complications of eye disorders, and nerve-related symptoms and complications of physical injury affecting vision.