Treatment of macular degeneration
AssigneeThe University of Sydney
InventorsFrancis Alfred Billson, Philip Leslie Penfold
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Abstract
In the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, a method for treating an inflammatory response in the macula of the eye by use of a depot injection of a suitable anti-inflammatory agent into the vitreous humour is described. Triamcinolone acetomide (T) is employed which is in crystalline form and is sparingly soluble in the vitreous of the eye, and which does not leave any vision impairing residue in the eye.
Claims15
A method for the treatment of macular degeneration in a patient requiring said treatment, comprising administering by intravitreal injection to said patient an effective amount of an anti-inflammatory steroid.
A method for the prophylaxis of macular degeneration in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to said patient by intravitreal injection an effective amount of an anti-inflammatory steroid.
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