DEFERIPRON APPLICATION FOR TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF EYE DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH IRON

摘要

It is proposed the use of deferiprone, administered orally or topically, to prevent damage to the eyes induced by iron. The use may be for the manufacture of a medicament or for a method for preventing iron-induced eye damage in a subject at risk of iron-induced eye damage; a method comprising administering to a subject a prophylactically effective amount of deferiprone. The use of deferipron for the treatment of eye diseases associated with iron is also proposed. The use may be for the preparation of a medicament or for a method of treating eye damage in a subject with eye damage associated with iron; a method comprising topically administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of deferiprone.