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Method and means for inhibiting posterior capsule opacification

US5576345A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 1996
Grant dateNov 19, 1996
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/0048
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is directed to the use of taxol or a pharmaceutically and ophthalmologically acceptable derivative thereof for the prevention of secondary cataracts after extracapsular extraction with or without intraocular lens implantation.

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