Devices and techniques for treating glaucoma

Details Devices and techniques for treating glaucoma Devices and techniques for treating glaucoma

2006-01-24

2006-01-24

Farah, A. (Department: 3739)

Surgery

Instruments

Light application

C606S005000, C607S088000, C128S898000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06989007

ABSTRACT:
A system for non-invasive treatment of a patient's trabecular meshwork to treat primary open-angle glaucoma. The system and technique applies energy directly to media within clogged spaces in a patient's trabecular meshwork to increase aqueous outflow facility by (i) localization of microimplantable bodies carrying a selected exogenous chromophore, such as particles with a gold surface, in deeper regions of the trabecular meshwork, and (ii) irradiation of the microimplantables with a selected coherent wavelength having a power level and pulse duration that is strongly absorbed by the surfaces of the microimplantables.

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