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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Dean Eliott, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Tomasz P. Stryjewski, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/519 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/519 (2013.01); A61K 9/00 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 9/0048 (2013.01);
Abstract
The use of methotrexate, e.g., repeated dosing or sustained-release formulations of methotrexate, for treating or reducing risk of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) or epiretinal membranes (ERM), e.g., after surgical vitrectomy to treat retinal detachment.