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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2003
David B. Soll, Ambler, PA (US);
David B. Soll, Ambler, PA (US);
Other;
Abstract
Hyaluronic acid, a polymer found in the trabecular meshwork of the eye, has a polymeric structure that is broken down by the enzyme hyaluronidase. A method is provided for reducing elevated intraocular pressure in an eye of a patient, such as a patient suffering from glaucoma, by administering modified hyaluronidase to the surface of the eye as a drop, spray, ointment, sustained-release or non-sustained release unit, and allowing the hyaluronidase to remain within the anterior chamber of the eye. The hyaluronidase is modified to enhance penetration through the corneal barrier, and is administered in an amount effective to reduce an elevated intraocular pressure. The method thus reduces the elevated intraocular pressure in the eye of a glaucoma patient without undesirable side effects.