Patent ID: 8557860

Claim:
A method for treating glaucoma or elevated intraocular pressure comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising one or more excipients and a compound, wherein the composition is an ophthalmically acceptable liquid, and wherein said compound has an α and an ω chain, and is represented by a formula: or a derivative thereof, wherein said derivative has a structure as shown above except that 1 or 2 alterations are made to the α chain and/or the ω chain, and wherein an alteration consists of: a. adding or removing 1 non-hydrogen atom selected from S, O, C or a halogen, or substituting 1 non-hydrogen atom selected from S, O, C or a halogen for 1 different non-hydrogen atom selected from S, O, C or a halogen, or b. changing the bond order of 1 existing covalent bond without adding or deleting said bond; wherein hydrogen atoms are added as removed as appropriate for the type of alteration; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or tetrazole thereof.