ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,496, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to SUN PHARMA ADVANCED RESEARCH COMPANY Ltd. (Mumbai, India).

"Ophthalmic solution of difluprednate" was invented by Ajay Jaysingh Khopade (Baroda, India), Arindam Halder (Baroda, India) and Ankit Shaileshkumar Shah (Baroda, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a method of treatment of inflammatory disorder of the eye, said method comprising administering into the eye of a person in need thereof, an aqueous solution comprising difluprednate as the sole active ingredient at a concentration of 0.02% to 0.04% weight by volume in an aqueous vehicle, wherein the solution ...