Patent ID: 8911496

Claim:
An ocular system comprising: a scleral prosthesis configured to be implanted into scleral tissue of an eye, the scleral prosthesis comprising: an elongated body having a first free end and a second free end opposite the first end, a maximum width of the body at each end wider than a maximum width of the body between the ends; wherein the body comprises multiple first portions that form the first end of the body and a part of the body between the ends, the first portions separated by empty space lengthwise along a substantial portion of a total length of the body from the first free end to the second free end; wherein the first portions run substantially parallel to one another along the body; wherein the first portions meet at a point between the ends of the body and are not connected to each other between that point and the first end of the body; and wherein the first portions of the body are biased so that they maintain separation from one another without external interference but are configured to be pushed towards each other; and an insert configured to be placed between the first portions of the body to maintain a separation of the first portions, the insert having a complementary shape and length as the empty space between the first portions.