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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bahram Khoobehi, Metairie, LA (US);
Gholam Peyman, New Orleans, LA (US);
Robert Grinstead, Metairie, LA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/800 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/800 ;
Abstract
A method for treating abnormal blood vessel growth and proliferation is disclosed. Members of the hypocrellin class of compounds such as hypocrellin A, hypocrellin B, and/or amino-substituted derivatives of hypocrellin B are administered and photoactivated with photodynamic therapy. The method may be used, for example, to treat ocular blood vessel proliferation as occurs with macular degeneration.