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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2007
Matthew S. Mattson, Pasadena, CA (US);
Julia A. Kornfield, Pasadena, CA (US);
Daniel M. Schwartz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert K. Maloney, Palisades, CA (US);
Robert H. Grubbs, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Matthew S. Mattson, Pasadena, CA (US);
Julia A. Kornfield, Pasadena, CA (US);
Daniel M. Schwartz, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert K. Maloney, Palisades, CA (US);
Robert H. Grubbs, South Pasadena, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure concerns altering the mechanical and/or chemical property of a body tissue, particularly an ocular tissue. In specific cases, it concerns altering or stabilizing the shape of the cornea, such as in a subject suffering or at risk for ectasia or keratoconus. In other specific cases, it concerns strengthening the sclera in a subject suffering or at risk for myopia. The invention employs light irradiation of a photoactivatable compound, such as one that applies crosslinking to the tissue, for example.