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Materials and Methods for the Treatment of Pathological Neovascularization in the Eye, 2012
- Date Issued:
- 2012
- Abstract/Description:
- The subject invention provides materials and methods useful in safely and effectively preventing pathological proliferation of blood vessels. The prevention of the over-proliferation of blood vessels according to the subject invention is particularly advantageous for treatment of certain ocular conditions including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and diabetic retinopathy. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides materials and methods for effective treatment of pathological ocular neovascularization using gene therapy. In a specific embodiment the materials and methods of the subject invention can be used to treat AMD.
Title: | Materials and Methods for the Treatment of Pathological Neovascularization in the Eye, 2012. |
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Name(s): |
Blanks, Janet C., author Prentice, Howard M. Florida Atlantic University Dorey, C. Kathleen |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Patent | |
Date Created: | 2012 | |
Date Issued: | 2012 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, FL | |
Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
Extent: | 22 p. | |
Language(s): | English | |
Abstract/Description: | The subject invention provides materials and methods useful in safely and effectively preventing pathological proliferation of blood vessels. The prevention of the over-proliferation of blood vessels according to the subject invention is particularly advantageous for treatment of certain ocular conditions including age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and diabetic retinopathy. In preferred embodiments, the subject invention provides materials and methods for effective treatment of pathological ocular neovascularization using gene therapy. In a specific embodiment the materials and methods of the subject invention can be used to treat AMD. | |
Identifier: | FAUIR000245 (IID) | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000245 | |
Use and Reproduction: | All rights reserved by the source institution | |
Host Institution: | FAU |