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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Lumithera, Inc., Poulsbo, WA (US);
Inventor:
Clark E. Tedford, Poulsbo, WA (US);
Assignee:
LumiThera, Inc., Poulsbo, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/0613 (2013.01); A61N 2005/066 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0663 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for treating ocular diseases such as dry age-related macular degeneration include administering non-invasive photobiomodulation light therapy in the context of a prior PBM treatment, on the basis of a subject response to prior PBM treatment, on the basis of a patient pre-treatment characteristic, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, methods comprise administering PBM therapy to subjects who have received PBM about four to six months prior to the present administering. In some embodiments, methods comprise administering PBM therapy to subjects in early stages of dry age-related macular degeneration.