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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2004
Applicants:
Lee E. Goldstein, Marblehead, MA (US);
Ashley I. Bush, Sommerville, MA (US);
Inventors:
Lee E. Goldstein, Marblehead, MA (US);
Ashley I. Bush, Sommerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Described are methods for the identification of agents useful in the treatment or prevention of cataracts. Also described are methods for the identification of agents that may inadvertently promote or accelerate the formation of cataracts, and methods of treating or preventing injuries to or diseases of the ocular lens, retina and/or macula. More specifically, the invention describes methods for the identification of pharmacological agents useful in treating cataracts by inhibiting the cross-linking of eye lens proteins.