EXTENDED THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OCULAR IMPLANT TREATMENTS
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Abstract
Methods for treating ocular conditions by inserting an implant comprising an active agent into an ocular site of a patient thereby obtaining an amelioration of a symptom of the ocular condition (i.e. a therapeutic effect) for an extended period of time during which a therapeutic amount or a detectable amount of the active agent is not present at the ocular site.
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30 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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30. A method for treating an ocular condition, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) inserting an implant into the vitreous cavity of a patient with an ocular condition, the implant comprising (i) a steroid, and (ii) a carrier associated with the steroid; (b) releasing substantially all of the steroid from the implant, and; (c) obtaining an improvement in the ocular condition with no occurrence of an ocular cataract in the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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