SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERAPEUTIC MANAGEMENT OF OCULAR HYPERTENSION

摘要

One embodiment is directed to a method for treating hypertension within the eye of a patient, comprising: delivering an effective amount of polynucleotide comprising an exogenous receptor genetic material which is expressed in a targeted tissue structure of the eye, wherein the targeted tissue structure has been genetically modified to have light sensitive protein; waiting for a period of time to ensure that sufficient portions of the targeted tissue structure of the eye will express the desired light sensitive protein; and causing controlled mechanical changes to the permeability of the eye by directing light to the targeted tissue structure through a light deliver element optically intercoupled between a light source and the targeted tissue structure of the eye.

主权项

1. A method for treating hypertension within the eye of a patient, comprising:
a. delivering an effective amount of polynucleotide comprising an exogenous receptor genetic material which is expressed in a targeted tissue structure of the eye, wherein the targeted tissue structure has been genetically modified to have light sensitive protein; b. waiting for a period of time to ensure that sufficient portions of the targeted tissue structure of the eye will express the desired light sensitive protein; and c. causing controlled mechanical changes to the permeability of the eye by directing light to the targeted tissue structure through a light delivery element optically intercoupled between a light source and the targeted tissue structure of the eye.