Scleral prosthesis for treating presbyopia and other eye disorders and related devices and methods

• Main Author: JACK C. GRIFFIS III
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 20.01.2011
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

A scleral prosthesis (100) comprising:an elongated body configured to be implanted into scleral tissue of an eye; wherein the elongated body comprises opposing first and second ends (102,104); wherein multiple portions (112A,112B) on opposite sides of the body form the first end of the body and part...