Patent ID: 7621278

Claim:
An eye drape for reducing the incidence of an eye infection following an examination or a surgery of an eye, comprising: a. a flexible material with a substantially circular shape, wherein said flexible material comprises: (i) a central opening with an inner diameter therein, through which said examination or said surgery of said eye can be conducted, (ii) an outer diameter large enough to conveniently fit over the ball of said eye, (iii) a first position wherein said flexible material has a curvature that is convex relative to the curvature of said eye such that when said flexible material is placed over said eye a pocket of air is created in between the space of said flexible material and said eye, and (iv) a second position wherein said convexity of said curvature is reduced relative to said curvature of said eye when said flexible material is pressed onto said eye and whereby said flexible material in said second position is being fixed to said eye through a vacuum force caused by air expelled from said pocket; and b. a surgical drape attached to said flexible material, wherein said drape comprises: (i) an opening greater than or equal to said inner diameter of said flexible material and smaller than or equal to said outer diameter of said flexible material, and (ii) a size large enough to cover at least the area around the eye.