Patent ID: 7780727
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An ocular scleral prosthesis comprising: an elongated body adapted to be implanted in an elongated pocket surgically formed within scleral tissue of an eye in a zone of a globe of the eye exterior to a ciliary body of the eye, the pocket having (i) a base comprised of inner layers of the scleral tissue, (ii) a flap formed from outer layers of the scleral tissue, (iii) an anterior margin and (iv) a posterior margin, wherein the elongated body is non-circular and has a first free end and a second free end, wherein the elongated body also has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the first surface and the second surface being adapted to respectively contact the base and the flap of the scleral pocket when the prosthesis is implanted, wherein one of the first and second surfaces is planar, and wherein the other of the first and second surfaces comprises a ridge or a crest separated from the planar surface by a distance sufficient to elevate the flap relative to the base and exert outwardly directed traction on at least the anterior margin of the pocket when the prosthesis is implanted in order to at least one of: increase a working distance of a ciliary muscle of the eye and increase an amplitude of accommodation of the eye.