Ophthalmic phototherapy method
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1. A method for treating glaucoma in an eye of a patient, the method comprising:
- during a treatment session with a phototherapy device having one or more arrays of LED(s), low power laser source(s), or any combination thereof, directing, to the eye of the patient having glaucoma, a first light of at least a first wavelength for a first preselected period of time, a second light of at least a second wavelength for a second preselected period of time, and a third light of at least a third wavelength for a third preselected period of time, thereby exposing at least a portion of the eye tissue in the eye of the patient to the directed first light, the directed second light, and the directed third light, wherein;
(i) each of the directed first light, the directed second light, and the directed third light independently has a preselected brightness;
(ii) one of the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and the third wavelength corresponds to near infra-red light;
(iii) another of the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and the third wavelength corresponds to yellow light; and
(iv) yet another of the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and the third wavelength corresponds to red light.
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Provided herein are ophthalmic phototherapy devices and associated phototherapy methods for promoting healing of damaged or diseased eye tissue. An ophthalmic phototherapy device includes a light emitting mechanism for transmitting light of at least one preselected wavelength to the eye tissue. An ophthalmic phototherapy method includes directing light of at least one wavelength for a selected period of time to a portion of damaged or diseased eye tissue, whereby the light transmitted to the damaged or diseased eye tissue stimulates cellular activity in the eye tissue to promote healing.
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1. A method for treating glaucoma in an eye of a patient, the method comprising:
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during a treatment session with a phototherapy device having one or more arrays of LED(s), low power laser source(s), or any combination thereof, directing, to the eye of the patient having glaucoma, a first light of at least a first wavelength for a first preselected period of time, a second light of at least a second wavelength for a second preselected period of time, and a third light of at least a third wavelength for a third preselected period of time, thereby exposing at least a portion of the eye tissue in the eye of the patient to the directed first light, the directed second light, and the directed third light, wherein; (i) each of the directed first light, the directed second light, and the directed third light independently has a preselected brightness; (ii) one of the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and the third wavelength corresponds to near infra-red light; (iii) another of the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and the third wavelength corresponds to yellow light; and (iv) yet another of the first wavelength, the second wavelength, and the third wavelength corresponds to red light. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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