Ocular cross-linking system and method for sealing corneal wounds
US9555111B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12Y111/01006
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Wounds in the eye following surgery or injury are sealed by soaking the area with a riboflavin solution containing iodide ion and irradiating the wound area with UVA radiation in a selected wavelength range for a selected time period to promote cross-linking of tissue between opposite surfaces of the wound or between the incised wound surfaces and a graft or implant.
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