Cholinergic agents in the treatment of presbyopia
US6291466A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P43/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method for increasing or decreasing parasympathetic/cholinergic/ciliary tonic contraction in order to restore the resting portion of the eye and allow normal positive and negative accommodation includes administering to a presbyopic subject an effective amount of a muscarinic agent.
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