Composition and method for treating nucleic acid-related eye disease

1. A method for the treatment of an intraocular bacterial infection, comprising administering a composition comprising a nuclease and an ophthalmic excipient to the eye in an amount effective to treat the infection, wherein the composition is injected into the eye.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the infection is the result of bacterial biofilm formation on or in the eye.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nuclease is a DNase, an RNase, or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the DNase is an endonuclease or an exonuclease.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the DNase is selected from the group consisting of Deoxyribonuclease I (DNase I), Deoxyribonuclease II (DNase II), Deoxyribonuclease III (DNase III), micrococcal nuclease, and a recombinant DNase.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the recombinant DNase I is dornase alpha.

7. The method of claim 3 , wherein the RNase is selected from the group consisting of Ribonuclease A (RNase A); Ribonuclease H (RNase H); Ribonuclease I (RNase I); Ribonuclease II (RNase II); Ribonuclease III (RNase III); Ribonuclease D (RNase D); Ribonuclease L (RNase L); Ribonuclease P (RNase P); Ribonuclease PH (RNase PH); Ribonuclease PhyM (RNase PhyM); Ribonuclease R (RNase R); Ribonuclease T (RNase T); Ribonuclease T1 (RNase T1); Ribonuclease T2 (RNase T2); Ribonuclease U2 (RNase U2); Ribonuclease V1 (RNase V1); Ribonuclease V (RNase V); Oligoribonuclease; Exoribonuclease I; Exoribonulcease II; and a recombinant ribonuclease.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ophthalmic excipient is selected from the group consisting of a buffer, tonicity adjuster, wetting agent, an antioxidant, and combinations thereof.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises an antagonist or inhibitor selected from an antibiotic compound, toll-like receptor antagonist, type-1 interferon antagonist, cathelicidin inhibitor, a MyD88 inhibitor, a steroid, an anti-allergy compound, a neutrophil elastase inhibitor, and combinations thereof.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is in an injectable form.