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US 6,583,124 B2Granted
Ophthalmic compositions containing galactomannan polymers and borate
AssigneeAlcon Manufacturing, Ltd.
InventorBahram Asgharian
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to ophthalmic compositions containing a gelling amount of a combination of galactomannan polysaccharides and borates. The compositions gel or partially gel upon administration to the eye. The present invention also discloses methods of topical ophthalmic administration of the compositions to the eye.
Claims12
An artificial tear solution comprising a galactomannan polymer, a borate compound and water;
- wherein the solution contains the galactomannan polymer and the borate compound in amounts effective to form a gel or partial gel when the solution is topically administered to the eye, and does not contain a pharmaceutically active agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.