Patent · US Expired

Method for preventing secondary cataract

US5375611A · kind A · utility

18Cited by

4References

14Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Pharmacia AB · SE

Inventors

Bengt Lindqvist · Myskdalen, SE
Per Mansson · Sollentuna, SE
Tomas Malson · Uppsala, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 26, 1993
Grant date	Dec 27, 1994
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 26, 2013

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2430/16
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method for extracapsular cataract extraction with or without posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation comprising chemical modification of the posterior surface of the lens capsule, at least in the optical portion of said capsule, for preventing cell attachment and growth.

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