Abstract: A compound of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: A is a 5-oxazolyl residue or a pyridine-4-yl residue, R1 is selected from fluoro and chloro; R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 of the phenyl ring B are independently from each other selected from hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, trifluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, methylsulfanyl, ethylsulfanyl, methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, fluoro, bromo, chloro, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, hydroxy and amino; and at least two of R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are hydrogens, with the proviso that if R1 is chloro, R5 is not methoxy. Said compounds are useful as therapeutically active substances in the treatment and/or prevention of neuroretinal diseases, and in particular in the treatment and/or prevention of neuroretinal diseases leading to photoreceptor loss or degeneration of the outer retina.

Abstract: Compounds and a method of treating a retinal disease that leads to photoreceptor loss or outer-retina degeneration, including administering compound of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a racemic mixture, a corresponding enantiomer or, if applicable, a corresponding diastereomer thereof, wherein: A is selected from 5-oxazolyl, pyridine-4-yl, triazolyl, oxadiazolyl, imidazolyl and 2-methyloxazol-5-yl residue, R1, and R12 are independently selected from hydrogen, fluoro, chloro, methoxy, trifluoromethyl, methyl and difluoromethoxy, B is selected from a residue of formulae (II)-(IX) wherein, “*” denotes the point of attachment to the remainder of the molecule, and R2, R3, R4, R5, R2I, R3I, R4I, R5I, R2II, R3II, R4II, R5II, R2III, R3III, R4III, R5III, R2IV, R3IV, R4IV, R5IV, R2V, R3V, R4V, R5V, R2VI, R3VI, R4VI, R5VI, R2VII, R3VII, R4VII, and R5VII are independently selected from hydrogen, linear or branched alkyl having 1-3 carbon atoms, fluoro, chloro, bromo, methoxy, ethoxy, p

Abstract: New compounds and a method of treating a retinal disease that leads to photoreceptor loss or outer-retina degeneration, including administering compound of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a racemic mixture, a corresponding enantiomer or, if applicable, a corresponding diastereomer thereof, wherein: A is a 5-oxazolyl residue or a pyridine-4-yl residue, R1 is selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro and methoxy; B is selected from the group consisting of a residue of formula (II), (III) and (IV) wherein, “*” denotes the point of attachment to the remainder of the molecule, and R2, R2?, R2?, R3, R3?, R3?, R4, R4?, R4?, R5, R5? and R5? are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, trifluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, methylsulfanyl, ethylsulfanyl, methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, fluoro, bromo, chloro, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, hydroxy and amino.

Abstract: A method of treating a retinal disease that leads to photoreceptor loss or outer-retina degeneration, includes administering a compound of formula (Ia) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient having the retinal disease so as to be delivered to an eye of the patient in an amount effective to treat the retinal disease: wherein A is an 5-oxazolyl residue or a pyridine-4-yl residue, R1 is selected from the group consisting of methoxy, fluoro and chloro; R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 of the phenyl ring B are independently from each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, trifluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, methylsulfanyl, ethylsulfanyl, methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, fluoro, bromo, chloro, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, hydroxy and amino; and at least two of R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are hydrogens.

Abstract: New compounds and a method of treating a retinal disease that leads to photoreceptor loss or outer-retina degeneration, including administering compound of the formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a racemic mixture, a corresponding enantiomer or, if applicable, a corresponding diastereomer thereof, wherein: A is a 5-oxazolyl residue or a pyridine-4-yl residue, R1 is selected from the group consisting of fluoro, chloro and methoxy; B is selected from the group consisting of a residue of formula (II), (III) and (IV) wherein, “*” denotes the point of attachment to the remainder of the molecule, and R2, R2?, R2?, R3, R3?, R3?, R4, R4?, R4?, R5, R5? and R5? are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, trifluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, methylsulfanyl, ethylsulfanyl, methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, fluoro, bromo, chloro, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, hydroxy and amino.

Abstract: A method of treating a retinal disease that leads to photoreceptor loss or outer-retina degeneration, includes administering a compound of formula (Ia) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a patient having the retinal disease so as to be delivered to an eye of the patient in an amount effective to treat the retinal disease: wherein A is an 5-oxazolyl residue or a pyridine-4-yl residue, R1 is selected from the group consisting of methoxy, fluoro and chloro; R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 of the phenyl ring B are independently from each other selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a linear or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, trifluoromethyl, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl, methylsulfanyl, ethylsulfanyl, methylsulfonyl, ethylsulfonyl, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, fluoro, bromo, chloro, methoxy, ethoxy, propoxy, butoxy, hydroxy and amino; and at least two of R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are hydrogens.