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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2005
Applicants:
Bruce H. Dewoolfson, Vienna, VA (US);
Dale P. Devore, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Bruce H. DeWoolfson, Vienna, VA (US);
Dale P. DeVore, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Assignees:
Euclid Systems Corporation, Herndon, VA (US);
The Bruce H. DeWoolfson Irrevocable Family Trust, West Chester, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 12/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An orthokeratological procedure is provided that prevents or retards relaxation of corneal tissue back to the original anterior curvature of the cornea. The procedure comprises applying a stabilizing agent that comprises fibril associated collagens with interrupted triple helices (FACITs) and/or small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycans (SLRPs) to the stabilize corneal tissue in a preselected shape.