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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2003
Daniel M. Schwartz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Fraser, LaCanada-Flintridge, CA (US);
Robert H. Grubbs, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Justin P. Gallivan, Pasadena, CA (US);
Changjun Yu, Pasadena, CA (US);
Daniel M. Schwartz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Fraser, LaCanada-Flintridge, CA (US);
Robert H. Grubbs, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Justin P. Gallivan, Pasadena, CA (US);
Changjun Yu, Pasadena, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to altering the physical and/or chemical properties of at least part of at least one tissue in the eye. In a specific embodiment, it relates to the treatment of any eye disorder, although in particular embodiments the individual has a thickened Bruch's membrane. An activating energy source is utilized to effect a controlled diffusion enhancement and/or degradation of Bruch's membrane that enables improved diffusional transport between the choroid and retina. The individual is administered an inactivated diffusion-enhancing molecule that becomes associated with the membrane, which is then precisely exposed to an activating energy source, such as light or ultrasound.