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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2023
Applicants:
Coopervision International Limited, Fareham, GB;
The University of Melbourne, Victoria, AU;
Inventors:
Laura Elizabeth Downie, Melbourne, AU;
David Charles Jackson, Balwyn North, AU;
Algis Jonas Vingrys, Melbourne, AU;
Nancy J. Keir, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inna Maltseva, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
COOPERVISION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, Fareham, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/04 (2006.01); C07K 16/24 (2006.01); G01N 33/68 (2006.01); G02C 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/047 (2013.01); C07K 16/244 (2013.01); G01N 33/6869 (2013.01); G02C 7/027 (2013.01); G02C 7/049 (2013.01); G01N 2333/54 (2013.01); G01N 2800/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and devices to identify contact lens wearers predisposed to contact lens discomfort are described. The methods and devices involve obtaining a tear film sample from a person and determining an amount of interleukin-17A present in the tear film sample.