Crosslinkable liquid composition for use in a method of treating or preventing an eye disorder
AssigneesUniversiteit Antwerpen, Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
InventorsBert VAN DEN BOGERD, Sorcha NÍ DHUBHGHAILL
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Abstract
The invention concerns a crosslinkable liquid composition for use in a method of curative or preventive treatment of an eye disorder in an eye of a subject, or for use in a surgical method of preparing a corneal onlay on or a corneal inlay in an eye of a subject, wherein the crosslinkable liquid composition comprises: a crosslinkable biomaterial, wherein the crosslinkable biomaterial comprises a gelatin functionalized with one or more tyrosine-derived or phenol groups; and a visible and/or UV light photoinitiator system.
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A method of curative or preventive treatment of an eye disorder in an eye of a subject in need thereof, comprising administering a crosslinkable liquid composition comprising:
- a crosslinkable biomaterial, wherein the crosslinkable biomaterial comprises a gelatin functionalized with one or more tyrosine-derived or phenol groups;
- and
- a visible or UV light photoinitiator system,
- to the eye of the subject.
A surgical method of preparing a corneal onlay on or a corneal inlay in an eye of a subject in need thereof, comprising administering a crosslinkable liquid composition comprising:
- a crosslinkable biomaterial, wherein the crosslinkable biomaterial comprises a gelatin functionalized with one or more tyrosine-derived or phenol groups;
- and
- a visible and/or UV light photoinitiator system,
- to the eye of the subject.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.