US Patent Number
5922319
Publication Date
7-13-1999
Abstract
A method of reducing corneal scarring or fibroblast proliferation comprises applying to an area of a subject's eye afflicted with the condition a corneal scar-fibroblast proliferation-reducing amount of a free or polymer-bound HLE inhibitory agent under conditions and for a period of time effective to attain the desired effect. A method of reducing neovascularization of corneal scar tissue comprises applying to an area of a subject's eye afflicted with the condition a neovascularization-inhibitory amount of a free or polymer-bound HLE inhibitory agent under conditions and for a period of time effective to attain the desired effect.
Assignees
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky.
Application Number
07/409,894
Filing Date
09/20/1989
Recommended Citation
Digenis, George A. and Khouri, Charles, "Methods of Treating Eye Conditions with Human Leukocyte Elastase (HLE) Inhibitory Agents" (1999). Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Patents. 88.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/ps_patents/88
