Method for prophylactic therapy for post-operative posterior capsular opacification
US5733276A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2009/00887
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for prophylactic therapy for post-cataract extraction posterior capsular opacification of an eye having a lens posterior capsule, the method including the step of irradiating the lens capsule with laser radiation so as to destroy cells which remain in the lens capsule after extraction of the cataract, the laser radiation being substantially absorbable in water and of a level less than that required to rupture the lens capsule.
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