Education
Yale University; University of California, Los Los Angeles Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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Carl Camras
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He discovered a new class of drugs to treat glaucoma—prostaglandin analogues. Specifically, he developed latanoprost sold under the trade name Xalatan, which is the most widely used glaucoma medication. Carl Camras grew up in Chicago, Illinois.
He was the son of the engineer and inventor Marvin Camras who held over 550 patents.
His father invented magnetic recording which was later used on Videocassette Recorder tapes and computer disks. As a molecular biophysics and biochemistry major at Yale University, Doctor Camras first conceived the idea that low doses of prostaglandins could be effective in lowering intraocular pressure in glaucoma.
In medical school at Columbia University, Doctor Camras sought out a research adviser who would work with him on his project After many rejections, he partnered with a renowned researcher-novelist Doctor László Z. Bitó who agreed to work with him on the project
Together with the help of Johan Stjernschantz at Pharmacia, the three developed the prostaglandin analogue, latanoprost, which remains the leading treatment in glaucoma therapy.
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American