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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2002
Applicants:
H. Andrew Strong, North Vancouver, CA;
Mohammad Azab, West Vancouver, CA;
Yong Hao, Vancouver, CA;
John Miller Koester, Duluth, GA (US);
Troy Albert Reaves, Jr., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Inventors:
H. Andrew Strong, North Vancouver, CA;
Mohammad Azab, West Vancouver, CA;
Yong Hao, Vancouver, CA;
John Miller Koester, Duluth, GA (US);
Troy Albert Reaves, Jr., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignees:
QLT Inc., Vancouver, BC, CA;
Novartis, A.G., Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 55/02 (2006.01); A01N 43/38 (2006.01); A61K 31/555 (2006.01); A61K 31/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to the selection and treatment of subjects afflicted with occult choroidal neovascular lesions, including subjects with age-related macular degeneration, by use of photo dynamic therapy (PDT).