A pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of immune-related diseases of ocular surface and the anterior segment of the eye. More specifically, the invention relates to a composition comprising tacrolimus in a pharmaceutically acceptable formulation, particularly a suitable local treatment formulation, such as eye drops and ointments. Also disclosed is a method for the treatment of immune-response related ocular diseases of the anterior segment of the eye and the eye surface, wherein the method comprises administering to a patient in need thereof the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention. The method of the present invention preferably further comprises administering to the patient an immunosuppressant in addition to tacrolimus.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The present application is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 09/888,342, filed Jun. 22, 2001 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,579,901, which claims the priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 00 1 17235.2, filed on Jul. 27, 2000.
