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September 8, 2015
Patent Application Number
13623690
Date Filed
September 20, 2012
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Disclosed are compounds and related methods useful for cross-linking collagen and stabilizing collagenous tissues using formaldehyde-donating compounds or nitrogen oxide-containing compounds such as β-Nitro Alcohols. Also disclosed are compounds and related methods for modulating the rate or degree of collagen cross-linking using nitrogen oxide-containing compounds such as β-Nitro Alcohols. The formaldehyde-donating, nitrogen oxide-containing and/or β-Nitro Alcohol compounds disclosed are capable of stabilizing collagenous tissues such as the corneal and scleral tissues and are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases such as alterations in corneal curvature, keratoconus, keratectasia, progressive myopia and glaucoma.
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