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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2005
Applicant:
Claes H. Dohlman, Weston, MA (US);
Inventor:
Claes H. Dohlman, Weston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dry-eye treatment method includes collecting fluid from the inside of the eye and transporting the collected fluid into the eyelid fornix, where it accumulates. At each blink, accumulated fluid from the fornix is spread across the surface of the eye.