METHODS AND PHARMACEUTICALS FOR TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS OF THE EYE

摘要

Viral infections of the eye, and particularly viral infections in the Herpesviridae and Adenoviridae families, can be treated by administration of a pharmaceutical made up of an enzymatically active ribonuclease and a vehicle. Advantageously, the enzymatically active ribonuclease is ranpirnase, the '805 variant, rAmphinase 2, and Amphinase 2, and the vehicle is an aqueous solution.

主权项

1. A method of treating a viral infection of the eye, comprising the step of administering to the eye a therapeutically effective dose of a ribonuclease that is a member of the ribonuclease A superfamily.