Corneal implants and methods for producing same

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1993-10-13

1995-07-18

Jones, Mary Beth O.

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

Eye prosthesis

Corneal implant

351160H, 523105, 523114, A61F 216

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054337453

ABSTRACT:
New corneal implants and methods for producing such implants are disclosed. The present corneal implants comprise a lens body which is optically clear and is structured to be surgically attached in or on the cornea of a mammalian eye, the lens body including a core having an outer surface and made of a hydrogel composition containing water and a hydrophilic polymeric material, and a coating comprising a synthetic polymeric component located on the outer surface, covalently bonded to the hydrogel composition and having enhanced ability to support epithelial cell growth and/or adhesion relative to the hydrogel composition.

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