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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:
Sep. 18, 1990
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Neil F Martin, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Howard N Robinson, Lutherville, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5142358 ; 514398 ; 514914 ;
Abstract
A method and composition for treating blepharitis or blepharoconjunctivitis comprises topical administration of a nitroimidazole compound, e.g. metronidazole in a suitable carrier directly to affected ocular tissues. The carrier can be an artificial tear solution or an ointment or water soluble gel base.