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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
May. 27, 2011
Gregory T Smedley, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
David Haffner, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Barbara Niksch, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Hosheng Tu, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Thomas W Burns, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Gregory T Smedley, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
David Haffner, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Barbara Niksch, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Hosheng Tu, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Thomas W Burns, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Glaukos Corporation, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for treatment of cataract in combination with a glaucoma procedure while maintaining the intraocular pressure by permitting aqueous to flow out of an anterior chamber of the eye through a surgically stented pathway. A trabecular stent is adapted for implantation within the trabecular meshwork of an eye such that intraocular liquid flows controllably from the anterior chamber of the eye to Schlemm's canal, bypassing the trabecular meshwork. Depending upon the specific treatment contemplated, pharmaceuticals may be utilized in conjunction with the trabecular stent enabling post-cataract healing processes.