Scleral prosthesis for treatment of presbyopia and other eye disorders
US7785367B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 1, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F9/00781
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Presbyopia and other eye disorders are treated by implanting within a plurality of elongated pockets formed in the tissue of the sclera of the eye transverse to a meridian of the eye, a prosthesis adapted for contact with the sclera of an eyeball, and comprising a body having a first end and a second end wherein the body has (i) a planform adapted to expand the contacted sclera to increase the effective working distance of the ciliary muscle of the eyeball, and (ii) means for stabilizing the prosthesis within the surgically formed pocket within the sclera of the eyeball.
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