US Patent Issued to Eye Care International on June 23 for "Compositions and methods of treating dry eye syndrome and other traumatized non-keratinized epithelial surfaces" (Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,374, issued on June 23, was assigned to Eye Care International LLC (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Compositions and methods of treating dry eye syndrome and other traumatized non-keratinized epithelial surfaces" was invented by Matthew B. Dowling (Olney, Md.), Steven E. Lazar (Flemington, N.J.) and Helga M. Gentile (Cambridge, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a composition including non-autologous plasma or serum and a polymer; method of treating ophthalmic diseases (e.g., dry eye syndrome) or moisturizing and/or repairing non-keratinized surfaces including non-healing wounds with a composition including no...