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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2019
Aleyegn Technologies Llc, Saratoga, CA (US);
Satish Herekar, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Rajeev Herekar, San Diego, CA (US);
ALeyeGN Technologies LLC, Saratoga, CA (US);
Abstract
A laser delivery system is configured to delivery light energy to soften and realign the tissue of the eye in order to increase accommodation and treat glaucoma. The laser system can be configured to increase a circumlental space of the eye and increase movement of a posterior vitreous zonule in order to increase accommodation. The light energy may comprise wavelengths strongly absorbed by collagen of the sclera. In many embodiments a heat sink is provided to couple to the conjunctiva and the heat sink comprises a material transmissive to the light energy absorbed by collagen, for example Zinc Selenide. The heat sink can be chilled to inhibit damage to the conjunctiva of the eye. In many embodiments, one or more layers of the epithelium of the eye remain substantially intact above the zone where the eye has been treated when the heat sink has been removed.