COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC OPTIC NEUROPATHY

摘要

The present disclosure provides novel methods for treating or preventing traumatic optic neuropathy (TON), methods for improving visual function in a subject having TON, methods for promoting retinal ganglion cell (RGC) survival or increasing neurite outgrowth of an RGC, and methods for reducing the risk of having or developing TON in a subject that has experienced a traumatic injury. The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide.