Patent ID: 7338976

Claim:
A method for improving naturally-occurring vision in an animal, in the absence of any ophthalmologic 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 a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound having two or more heteroatoms, wherein said compound has an N-linked substituent selected from the group consisting of —C(W)—C(Y)— wherein W and Y are independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, CH 2 , and H 2 , wherein said compound is additionally substituted with a ester or amide substituent attached to the heterocyclic ring, and 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 diseases; immunologically-mediated eye disorders and diseases; nerve-related physical injury affecting vision; 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.