Patents Assigned to Massachuesetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
  • Use of green porphyrins to treat neovasculature in the eye
    Patent number: 5798349
    Abstract: Photodynamic therapy of conditions of the eye characterized by unwanted neovasculature, such as age-related macular degeneration, is effective using green porphyrins as photoactive agents, preferably as liposomal compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignees: The General Hospital Corporation, Quadra Logic Technologies, Inc., Massachuesetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
    Inventors: Julia Levy, Joan W. Miller, Evangelos S. Gradoudas, Tayyaba Hasan, Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth