Patent ID: 8728021
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of treating disease in an eye, comprising: introducing an ophthalmic implant positioned on a delivery instrument into the anterior chamber of the eye, the ophthalmic implant having an internal lumen through which aqueous humor can flow, a proximal end and a distal end; penetrating eye tissue at a location proximate the scleral spur of the eye; bluntly dissecting between a portion of the ciliary body and a portion of the sclera toward the suprachoroidal space; and positioning the ophthalmic implant from within the anterior chamber until the distal end of the implant is positioned within the suprachoroidal space such that the internal lumen of the ophthalmic implant provides fluid communication between the anterior chamber and the suprachoroidal space.