Patents by Inventor Reem Z. Renno

Reem Z. Renno has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20140163451
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of ocular conditions characterized by the presence of unwanted choroidal neovasculature, for example, neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT method can be enhanced by combining the PDT with an anti-angiogenesis factor, for example, angiostatin or endostatin, or with an apoptosis-modulating factor. Furthermore, the selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT may be further enhanced by coupling a targeting moiety to the photosensitizer so as to target the photosensitizer to choroidal neovasculature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY
    Inventors: Joan W. Miller, Evangelos S. Gragoudas, Reem Z. Renno
  • Publication number: 20120323162
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of ocular conditions characterized by the presence of unwanted choroidal neovasculature, for example, neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT method can be enhanced by combining the PDT with an anti-angiogenesis factor, for example, angiostatin or endostatin, or with an apoptosis-modulating factor. Furthermore, the selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT may be further enhanced by coupling a targeting moiety to the photosensitizer so as to target the photosensitizer to choroidal neovasculature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventors: Joan W. Miller, Evangelos S. Gragoudas, Reem Z. Renno
  • Publication number: 20110144035
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of ocular conditions characterized by the presence of unwanted choroidal neovasculature, for example, neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT method can be enhanced by combining the PDT with an anti-angiogenesis factor, for example, angiostatin or endostatin, or with an apoptosis-modulating factor. Furthermore, the selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT may be further enhanced by coupling a targeting moiety to the photosensitizer so as to target the photosensitizer to choroidal neovasculature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: JOAN W. MILLER, EVANGELOS S. GRAGOUDAS, REEM Z. RENNO
  • Publication number: 20090286743
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of ocular conditions characterized by the presence of unwanted choroidal neovasculature, for example, neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT method can be enhanced by combining the PDT with an anti-angiogenesis factor, for example, angiostatin or endostatin, or with an apoptosis-modulating factor. Furthermore, the selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT may be further enhanced by coupling a targeting moiety to the photosensitizer so as to target the photosensitizer to choroidal neovasculature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Joan W. Miller, Evangelos S. Gragoudas, Reem Z. Renno
  • Patent number: 7125542
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of ocular conditions characterized by the presence of unwanted choroidal neovasculature, for example, neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT method can be enhanced by combining the PDT with an anti-angiogenesis factor, for example, angiostatin or endostatin, or with an apoptosis-modulating factor. Furthermore, the selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT may be further enhanced by coupling a targeting moiety to the photosensitizer so as to target the photosensitizer to choroidal neovasculature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
    Inventors: Joan W. Miller, Evangelos S. Gragoudas, Reem Z. Renno
  • Publication number: 20030185834
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of ocular conditions characterized by the presence of unwanted choroidal neovasculature, for example, neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT method can be enhanced by combining the PDT with an anti-angiogenesis factor, for example, angiostatin or endostatin, or with an apoptosis-modulating factor. Furthermore, the selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT may be further enhanced by coupling a targeting moiety to the photosensitizer so as to target the photosensitizer to choroidal neovasculature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Joan W. Miller, Evangelos S. Gragoudas, Reem Z. Renno
  • Publication number: 20030175282
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of ocular conditions characterized by the presence of unwanted choroidal neovasculature, for example, neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT method can be enhanced by combining the PDT with an anti-angiogenesis factor, for example, angiostatin or endostatin, or with an apoptosis-modulating factor. Furthermore, the selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT may be further enhanced by coupling a targeting moiety to the photosensitizer so as to target the photosensitizer to choroidal neovasculature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2003
    Publication date: September 18, 2003
    Inventors: Joan W. Miller, Evangelos S. Gragoudas, Reem Z. Renno
  • Publication number: 20020040015
    Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of ocular conditions characterized by the presence of unwanted choroidal neovasculature, for example, neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT method can be enhanced by combining the PDT with an anti-angiogenesis factor, for example, angiostatin or endostatin, or with an apoptosis-modulating factor. Furthermore, the selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT may be further enhanced by coupling a targeting moiety to the photosensitizer so as to target the photosensitizer to choroidal neovasculature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Inventors: Joan W. Miller, Evangelos S. Gragoudas, Reem Z. Renno