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Method for treating and/or preventing retinal diseases with sustained release corticosteroids

  • US 6,217,895 B1
  • Filed: 03/22/1999
  • Issued: 04/17/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for administering a corticosteroid to a posterior segment of an eye, the method comprising the step of:

  • implanting a sustained release device to deliver the corticosteroid to the vitreous of the eye and wherein aqueous corticosteroid concentration is less than vitreous corticosteroid concentration during release.

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