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dry eye condition. Other such as denufosol, aka dCp4U, is on clinical
trials. This dinucleotide is useful for the treatment of the retinal
detachment since it reabsorbs the liquid that is accumulated between
photoreceptors and the retinal pigmented epithelium. Following the
same philosophy it will not be strange to see in the near future
pharmaceutical compounds based on dinucleotides suitable for the
treatment of ocular pathologies such as glaucoma, corneal wound
healing or ocular surface infections.

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