Method of manufacture and implantation of corneal inlays

Details Method of manufacture and implantation of corneal inlays Method of manufacture and implantation of corneal inlays

1985-09-25

1987-06-30

Frinks, Ronald L.

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

Eye prosthesis

Corneal implant

128 1R, 1283031, 128305, A61F 214, A61F 1732, A61B 1736

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046767908

ABSTRACT:
A process for making a corneal inlay and implanting the inlay in the human eye, the latter comprising the steps of preparing a lens blank; shaping the blank by laser milling or the like; preparing a recess in the cornea of the patient, the recess being adapted to receiving the shaped inlay whereby the exterior surface of the inlay lies flush with the Bowman's layer; and bonding the inlay to the recess by suturing, laser welding, gluing or other appropriate means.

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patent: 4346482 (1982-08-01), Tennant et al.
patent: 4461294 (1984-07-01), Baron
patent: 4563779 (1986-01-01), Kelman
patent: 4581030 (1986-04-01), Bruns et al.
Corneal Surgery--Advanced Techniques in Optithalmic Microsurgery--vol. Two, by Louis J. Girard (Book) The C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, Toronto, London, 1981, p. 171 (FIG. 6-26).

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