Patents Represented by Attorney Claude L. Hassif
  • Patent number: 7220422
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating an eye disorder. The methods comprise a step of locally administering a Clostridial toxin to the eye of a patient to treat the disorder. The eye disorder may be associated with an inflammation of the eye, including for example, bacterial conjunctivitis, fungal conjunctivitis, viral conjunctivitis, uveitis, keratic precipitates, macular edema, and inflammation response after intra-ocular lens implantation. The Clostridial toxin may be produced by a Clostridial beratti, a Clostridia butyricum, a Clostridial tetani bacterium and/or a Clostridial botulinum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2007
    Assignee: Allergan, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric R. First