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US 2003/0149012 A1Published application
Vision through photodynamic therapy of the eye
OwnerH. Andrew Strong, Julia Levy +2inventors
InventorsH. Andrew Strong, Julia Levy, Gustav Huber, Mario Fsadni
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Abstract
Photodynamic therapy of conditions of the eye, especially those conditions characterized by unwanted neovasculature, such as age-related macular degeneration, results in enhanced visual acuity for treated subjects.
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A method to enhance visual acuity in a human subject, which method comprises:
- irradiating target ocular tissue in said subject with light emitted from a laser,
- wherein said subject has been administered a formulation of a photoactive compound coupled to a specific binding ligand which binds target ocular tissue;
- wherein the wavelength of the light is absorbed by the photoactive compound;
- and
- wherein said irradiation is conducted for a time and at an intensity sufficient to enhance visual acuity in said subject.
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