OCULAR THERAPY IN KERATOCONJUCTIVITIS SICCA USING TOPICALLY APPLIED ANDROGENS OR TGF-.BETA.

摘要

The topical application, at a dose rate less than or equal to 0.1 mg day, to the ocular surface or adjacent regions of the eye of a preparation containin g a therapeutically effective amount of an androgen or androgen analogue or a therapeutically effective amount of TGF-.beta. is disclosed as a method of relieving the chronic and acute manifestation of dry eye signs and symptoms in keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS), for example in Sjögren's syndrome.