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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Sooft Italia Spa, Montegiorgio (FM), IT;
Inventors:
Fulvio Foschini, Rome, IT;
Marcello Stagni, Catania, IT;
Giulio Luciani, Bagno a Ripoli, IT;
Pierre Roy, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
SOOFT ITALIA SPA, Montegiorgio (FM), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/525 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/525 (2013.01); A61K 9/0009 (2013.01); A61K 9/0048 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved formulation of an ophthalmic composition contains riboflavin, as cross-linking agent of corneal collagen, administered by corneal iontophoresis, able to guarantee an increased capacity of permeation of riboflavin of the corneal stroma and therefore greater therapeutic efficacy in the treatment of keratoconus.