pharmaceutical composition, and methods for reducing plaque loading in a patient's retinal ganglion cell layer, for reducing the amount of plaque in a patient's retinal ganglion cell layer, for decreasing the total amount of soluble beta-amyloid in the patient layer of a patient's retinal ganglion to prevent, treat or alleviate the effects of an eye disease associated with pathological abnormalities / changes in visual system tissues, to diagnose a predisposition to an eye disease associated with pathological abnormalities / changes in system tissue to monitor for minimal residual ocular disease associated with pathological abnormalities / changes in visual system tissues, to predict a patient's responsiveness, and to retain or decrease ocular pressure in a patient's eyes

摘要

The present invention provides novel methods and compositions comprising highly specific and highly effective antibodies that specifically recognize and bind to specific epitopes from a range of ²-amyloid proteins. The antibodies of the present invention are particularly useful for the treatment of ocular diseases associated with pathological abnormalities/changes in the tissues of the visual system, particularly those ocular diseases associated with amyloid-beta-related pathological abnormalities/changes in the tissues of the visual system.