Corneal curvature adjustment ring and apparatus for making a cor

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1997-11-12

2000-04-18

Thaler, Michael H.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Eye prosthesis

Corneal implant

606 1, 606166, A61F 214

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ABSTRACT:
Surgical apparatus for inserting a plastic, split end, adjusting ring into the stroma of the cornea of the eye wherein the adjusting ring includes, as a part thereof, a dissecting head to part the stroma and provide a pathway for the adjusting ring as the ring is rotated. The ends of the adjusting ring are moved to change the shape of the cornea to a desired shape in accordance with the desired visual correction after which the ends of the adjusting ring are fixably joined to maintain the desired shape.

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