THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR KERATOCONJUNCTIVE DISORDER

摘要

Novel pharmaceutical use of 5-[4-(6-methoxy-1-methyl-1H-benzoimidazol-2-ylmethoxy)benzyl]thiazolidine-2,4-dione being a condensed heterocyclic compound, or a salt thereof. This 5-[4-(6-methoxy-1-methyl-1H-benzoimidazol-2-ylmethoxy)benzyl]thiazolidine-2,4-dione or salt thereof can exert excellent curing accelerating effect with respect to dry eye models and is useful as a therapeutic agent for keratoconjunctive disorders, such as dry eye, corneal ulcer, keratitis, conjunctivitis, superficial punctate corneal disorder, corneal epithelial loss, conjunctival epithelial loss, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis and filamentary keratitis.