Patent ID: 7160264

Claim:
A method of lowering the intraocular pressure of an eye having a sclera and an anterior chamber, the method comprising: a) creating a recess in the sclera; b) creating an opening in the sclera between the scleral recess and the anterior chamber; c) creating one or more undercuts in the sclera extending outward from the scleral recess; d) providing an ophthalmic implant having a body and one or more feet; e) inserting the feet of the ophthalmic implant through the scleral opening and into the anterior chamber; and f) inserting the body of the ophthalmic implant into the scleral recess with outer portions of the implant body extending into the scleral undercuts, wherein the implant body outer portions in the scleral undercuts help stabilize the ophthalmic implant in the eye while ocular fluid drains out of the anterior chamber.