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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2016
Applicant:
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA (US);
Inventors:
Demetrios Vavvas, Boston, MA (US);
Joan W Miller, Winchester, MA (US);
Assignee:
MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/22 (2006.01); A61P 27/02 (2006.01); A61K 31/366 (2006.01); A61K 31/404 (2006.01); A61K 31/4418 (2006.01); A61K 31/47 (2006.01); A61K 31/505 (2006.01); A61P 27/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/40 (2006.01); A61K 31/395 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/22 (2013.01); A61K 31/366 (2013.01); A61K 31/395 (2013.01); A61K 31/40 (2013.01); A61K 31/404 (2013.01); A61K 31/4418 (2013.01); A61K 31/47 (2013.01); A61K 31/505 (2013.01); A61P 27/00 (2018.01); A61P 27/02 (2018.01);
Abstract
Methods of using a high-dose statin for treatment of AMD in a patient can be used to regress drusen and/or drusenoid pigment epithelial detachments (PEDs), to prevent atrophy of the RPE and/or one or more photoreceptors, to prevent vision loss and/or improve visual acuity, and/or to prevent progression from dry AMD to wet AMD.