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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerald D. Cagle, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Tai-Lee Ke, Grand Prairie, TX (US);
Barry A. Schlech, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Ole J. Lorenzetti, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/170 ; A61K 3/174 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/170 ; A61K 3/174 ;
Abstract
An improved method of sterilizing the field of surgery prior to an ophthalmic surgical procedure is described. The invention eliminates the need for painful and potentially traumatic injections of antibiotics by utilizing sustained release compositions which allow the antibiotics contained therein to penetrate deeply into the eye, thereby ensuring a sterile field of surgery during intraocular surgical procedures. The compositions may also be utilized to prevent post-surgical infections.