Matthew S. Mattson - Pasadena CA, US Julia A. Kornfield - Pasadena CA, US Daniel M. Schwartz - San Francisco CA, US Robert K. Maloney - Palisades CA, US Robert H. Grubbs - South Pasadena CA, US
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California - Oakland CA California Institute of Technology - Pasadena CA
International Classification:
A61F 2/00 A61K 31/74
US Classification:
424427, 424 7808
Abstract:
The disclosure concerns altering the mechanical and/or chemical property of a body tissue, particularly an ocular tissue. In specific cases, it concerns altering or stabilizing the shape of the cornea, such as in a subject suffering or at risk for ectasia or keratoconus. In other specific cases, it concerns strengthening the sclera in a subject suffering or at risk for myopia. The invention employs light irradiation of a photoactivatable compound, such as one that applies crosslinking to the tissue, for example.
Light Delivery Device And Related Compositions, Methods And Systems
Devices and systems for delivering light to a target are described. Methods of using such light delivery device and system are also described. A method of using a photosensitizing compound with the light delivery device is also described.
Light Delivery Device And Related Compositions, Methods And Systems
- PASADENA CA, US Matthew S. MATTSON - PASADENA CA, US Joyce HUYNH - WESTMINSTER CA, US
International Classification:
A61F 9/008 A61K 41/00 A61F 9/00
Abstract:
Devices and systems for delivering light to a target are described. Methods of using such light delivery device and system are also described. A method of using a photosensitizing compound with the light delivery device is also described.