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Method of lowering intraocular (eye) pressure

US4853375A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 1987
Grant dateAug 1, 1989
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P27/06
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of lowering intraocular pressure in the eye of a human or an animal, the method involving administering to the eye, an agent comprising an amount of tetracycline or a tetracycline related compound, such as demeclocycline, sufficient to achieve a significant lowering of intraocular pressure.

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