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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2009
Eric J. Toone, Durham, NC (US);
David L. Epstein, Bahama, NC (US);
Pratap Challa, Durham, NC (US);
Phillip W. Snyder, Cambridge, MA (US);
Xin Chen, Chapell Hill, NC (US);
Mitchell A. Delong, Raleigh, NC (US);
Eric J. Toone, Durham, NC (US);
David L. Epstein, Bahama, NC (US);
Pratap Challa, Durham, NC (US);
Phillip W. Snyder, Cambridge, MA (US);
Xin Chen, Chapell Hill, NC (US);
Mitchell A. deLong, Raleigh, NC (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to ophthamological drugs. More specifically, the invention relates to a method of modifying (derivatizing) ophthamological drugs so as to increase their penetration through the cornea. The invention also relates to drugs modified (derivatized) in accordance with the instant method and to the use of same in treating conditions associated with elevated intraocular pressure, particularly, glaucoma.