Patent ID: 6280470
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A method of modifying the curvature of a patient's live cornea, comprising:separating a layer of said live cornea from the front of said live cornea;moving said separated layer to expose an internal surface of said live cornea underneath said separated layer, a portion of said exposed internal surface being intersected by the main optical axis of the eye;positioning a blank, comprising a material permitting light having a wavelength within the visible spectrum to pass therethrough, and having an opening therein, on said internal surface of said live cornea; andrepositioning said separated layer of said live cornea back over said internal surface of said live cornea and said blank, so that the shape of at least one of the internal surface and said blank influences the shape of said repositioned separated layer of said live cornea substantially without imposing tension on said repositioned separated layer.