Selective laser targeting of pigmented ocular cells
US5549596A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 1995 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2009/00891
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of damaging pigmented intraocular cells, a patient with a disease, which involves selectively damaging pigmented cells in an intraocular area by irradiating the area with laser radiation of radiant exposure between about 0.01 and about 5 Joules/cm.sup.2, while sparing nonpigmented cells and collagenous structures within the irradiated area. The method is useful for the treatment of glaucoma, intraocular melanoma, and macular edema.
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