Patent ID: 9700460
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. Method of treating loss of visual quality and acuity from the opacification of the posterior chamber of an eye following a surgery to insert an intraocular lens, the method comprising: examining the characteristics of a patient's eye a first time; determining that opacification of the posterior chamber has occurred after the insertion of an intraocular lens; based upon the occurrence of opacification of the posterior chamber, performing a Generally Round Posterior Capsulotomy, said Generally Round Posterior Capsulotomy being performed while the eye remains closed, eliminating irregular borders and sharp converging cuts, and without entering the eye and without inducing pressure changes capable of disturbing a previously inserted intraocular lens; and examining the characteristics of the patient's eye a second time for the existence of opacification.