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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
May. 09, 2005
Daniel M. Schwartz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chang Jun Yu, Pasadena, CA (US);
Robert H. Grubbs, Pasadena, CA (US);
Julia A. Kornfield, Pasadena, CA (US);
Scott E. Fraser, Lacanada-flintridge, CA (US);
Matthew S. Mattson, Pasadena, CA (US);
Daniel M. Schwartz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Chang Jun Yu, Pasadena, CA (US);
Robert H. Grubbs, Pasadena, CA (US);
Julia A. Kornfield, Pasadena, CA (US);
Scott E. Fraser, Lacanada-flintridge, CA (US);
Matthew S. Mattson, 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 and/or prevention of myopia. An activating energy source is utilized to photopolymerize or crosslink molecules in the sclera, thereby increasing the strength of the tissue. The individual is administered a crosslinking reagent or photopolymerizable molecule that becomes associated with the membrane, which is then precisely exposed to an energy source, such as light or ultrasound.