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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 1990
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michal L Schwartzman, Elmsford, NY (US);
Michael W Dunn, New Rochelle, NY (US);
Jaime L Masferrer, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Assignee:
New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 80 ; 424 78 ; 514560 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of and composition for reducing intraocular pressure. The method comprises administering to a patient requiring such reduction of intraocular pressure a therapeutically effective amount of 12(R)-hydroxy-eicosa-5,8,10,14-tetraenoic acid (12(R)-HETE). The method of the present invention is particularly useful in treatment of all types of glaucoma. The method is also useful in lowering intraocular pressure in preparation for eye surgery, particularly for the removal of cataracts.