Patent ID: 8414518

Claim:
A method of treating glaucoma comprising: inserting an ocular implant into a human eye, the ocular implant comprising an inlet portion at a proximal end, the inlet portion comprising an opening, a Schlemm's canal portion disposed distal to the inlet portion, the Schlemm's canal portion having an elongate opening extending longitudinally along the implant and a central channel extending through the inlet portion and the Schlemm's canal portion, the central channel being in fluid communication with the inlet opening and the elongate opening; advancing the Schlemm's canal portion of the implant into Schlemm's canal, so that the Schlemm's canal portion tracks Schlemm's canal as it is advanced; orienting the elongate opening toward collector channels in communication with Schlemm's canal; and disposing the inlet portion opening in an anterior chamber of the eye.