Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-11
2011-01-11
Farah, Ahmed M (Department: 3769)
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
C606S005000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07867223
ABSTRACT:
A method for treating presbyopia utilizes an Erbium based, pulsed laser to sever sub-conjunctival strictures located within the scleral matrix of the eye. Introduction of treatment energy into the scleral matrix increases or facilitates an increase in accommodation, thereby mitigating the effects of presbyopia. The treatment energy can be directed into the scleral matrix to form tunnel ablations in and through the strictures of the scleral matrix. The tunnel ablations can enhance the accommodation of the patient's eye, enabling the eye to refocus at near distances while not losing its ability to focus at a distance.
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BioLase Technology, Inc.
Farah Ahmed M
Stout, Uxa Buyan & Mullins, LLP
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