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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1995
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alan M Laties, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Richard A Stone, Havertown, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514561 ; 514554 ; 514912 ;
Abstract
A composition for the inhibition of the abnormal postnatal axial growth of the eye of a maturing animal which comprises a pharmaceutically effective amount of a gamma aminobutyric acid antagonist relatively selective for GABA.sub.B receptors in the cells of the eye, said antagonist present in a carrier or diluent suitable for ocular administration. A suitable antagonist is 2-OH saclofen.