Surgery – Miscellaneous – Methods
Patent
1996-03-18
1998-04-28
Clarke, Robert A.
Surgery
Miscellaneous
Methods
623 4, A61B 1900, A61F 214
Patent
active
057432740
ABSTRACT:
A method of treating a disorder of an eye, the eye having a macular area and a sclera, comprises the step of placing a strip of material over the macular area, the strip having a pair of opposed ends, and suturing the ends to the sclera. A macular bandage is also disclosed which comprises a strip of material having a pair of ends which are sutured to the sclera of the eye after the strip has been placed around the macular area of the eye.
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