Patent ID: 8883214
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A61K,A61L,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of treating high myopia in an individual having high myopia, the method comprising administering to the individual an effective amount of a muscarinic antagonist-containing biodegradable hydrogel, wherein the hydrogel is selected from the groups consisting of a bifunctional block copolymer of poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and poly(propylene oxide) (PPO), a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-based hydrogel, or a poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-acrylic acid copolymer, and poly(2-hydroxyethylene methacrylate), wherein the muscarinic antagonist-containing hydrogel is administered by intraorbital injection.