Patent ID: 8663194

Claim:
A method of delivering an active agent into an eye of a subject, comprising: performing a cataract removal surgery on the eye of the subject, further including; removing an existing lens from the eye of the subject; inserting an intraocular lens into the eye of the subject; and associating an ocular active agent delivery device with the intraocular lens, wherein the ocular active agent delivery device comprises: an active agent reservoir disposed in an annular housing, said annular housing being configured to fit inside of a lens capsule and at least partially encircling a line of sight of an intraocular lens within the lens capsule; a semipermeable membrane operatively coupled to the active agent reservoir, said semipermeable membrane being configured to allow diffusion of an active agent from the active agent reservoir across said semipermeable membrane over an extended period of time; and a valve operatively coupled to the active agent reservoir, said valve being configured to allow filling of the active agent reservoir with an active agent; such that the annular housing at least partially encircles a line of sight of the intraocular lens.