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Device and method for treating ophthalmic diseases

  • US 6,299,895 B1
  • Filed: 04/27/1999
  • Issued: 10/09/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for delivering a biologically active molecule to the eye comprising:

  • implanting a capsule periocularly in the sub-Tenon'"'"'s space, the capsule comprising a core containing a cellular source of the biologically active molecule and a surrounding biocompatible jacket, the jacket permitting diffusion of the biologically active molecule into the eye wherein the dosage of the biologically active molecule delivered is between 50 pg and 1000 ng per eye per patient per day.

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