Patent ID: 9700721
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61N

Claim:
1. A method for modulating, suppressing or preventing an ocular disorder in a subject, the method comprising the steps of: receiving at least one electrode on or proximate to at least one of a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG), a sphenopalatine nerve (SN), a vidian nerve (VN), a greater petrosal nerve (GPN), a deep petrosal nerve (DPN), or a branch thereof, of the subject; and activating the at least one electrode, wherein the at least one electrode is configured to apply an electrical signal to at least one of the SPG, the SN, the VN, the GPN, the DPN, or the branch thereof to modulate, suppress or prevent the ocular disorder, the electrical signal having a frequency of about 1 to 1000 Hz, a pulse-width of about 0.04 to 2 ms, a current of about 0.05 to 100 mA, and a voltage of about 1 to 10 V; wherein the ocular disorder is mediated by autonomic or neurological dysfunction.