Intrascleral shunt placement
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1. A method comprising inserting an implant through a cornea, in an eye having (i) an anterior chamber and (ii) a sclera, to form a channel through the sclera and thereby establish fluid communication between the anterior chamber and the channel, and administering a pharmaceutical or biological agent to the eye.
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Glaucoma can be treated by implanting an intraocular shunt into an eye. The eye has an anterior chamber and sclera. A shunt can be placed into the eye to establish fluid communication from the anterior chamber of the eye through the sclera, and a pharmaceutical or biological agent can be administered to the eye.
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- 1. A method comprising inserting an implant through a cornea, in an eye having (i) an anterior chamber and (ii) a sclera, to form a channel through the sclera and thereby establish fluid communication between the anterior chamber and the channel, and administering a pharmaceutical or biological agent to the eye.
- 16. A method comprising inserting an intraocular shunt through a cornea of an eye, positioning an outlet end of the shunt in a channel formed within sclera and an inlet end of the shunt in an anterior chamber of the eye, and administering a pharmaceutical or biological agent to the eye.
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