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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:
Oct. 08, 1991
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan M Laties, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Richard A Stone, Havertown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424427 ; 424422 ; 424423 ; 424428 ; 514 12 ; 514 21 ; 514912 ; 514929 ; 530324 ; 530843 ; 530844 ;
Abstract
A method and composition for inhibition of abnormal postnatal ocular growth are disclosed. The composition comprises vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), PHI or a analogue of these peptides. The method for inhibition of abnormal postnatal ocular growth comprises administering to the eye of an animal effective amount of VIP, PHI or analogue of these peptides.