Method for treating filtration failure after trabeculectomy surgery

摘要

The current invention relates to the improvement of trabeculectomy surgery. The improvement more specifically resides in an extended lifetime of the sclera-corneal drainage channel created by trabeculectomy surgery. The improvement is obtained by post-surgical administration of a plasmin or active derivative thereof in the form of topical eye drops alone, by anterior chamber injection alone, or by any combination of these.

主权项

1. A method for treating filtration failure after trabeculectomy surgery of an eye of a human subject, the method comprising administering to the eye of the subject an effective amount of plasmin or an active truncated variant thereof.