Use of green porphyrins for the treatment of secondary cataracts

Use of green porphyrins for the treatment of secondary cataracts

The specification describes a green porphyrin (as provided in US 5,171,749) to treat or prevent secondary cataracts. The green porphyrins are applied to the lens capsule of a subject and localize in the lens epithelial cells. The cells are then absorbed by the green porphyrin at an energy level suff...

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Hauptverfasser: HARITON, CLAUDE A A, HUBER, GUSTAV, RICHTER, ANNA M, LEVY, JULIA G, WENKSTERN, DANIELLE, MALLEK, DAVID R, MEADOWS, HOWARD E, BUSSANICH, NICK, ROOTMAN, JACK
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Sprache:eng
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
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Zusammenfassung:The specification describes a green porphyrin (as provided in US 5,171,749) to treat or prevent secondary cataracts. The green porphyrins are applied to the lens capsule of a subject and localize in the lens epithelial cells. The cells are then absorbed by the green porphyrin at an energy level sufficient to destroy the cells.