Corneal implant methods and pliable implant therefore
CA 2314153 A1 · Owner: Keravision, Inc. · Inventors: Silvestrini, Thomas A.
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This invention involves an improved surgical method and associated apparatus for correcting refractive defects of the vision using an intracorneal , implant. A small radial incision is made in the periphery of the cornea near , the limbus and a blunt spatula is used to separate the lamellae of the corneal stroma. A circular interlamellar pathway through the stroma is formed using either a single 360 degree blunt, arc-shaped dissector tool or a pair of clockwise and counterclockwise 180-200 degree dissector tools. The circular pathway created defines the margin or outer boundary of an intracorneal channel that will be formed. The intracorneal channel is then expanded radially inward …
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- Filed December 18, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 18, 2018.
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