System and method for determining a position for a scleral pocket for a scleral prosthesis
First Claim
1. For use with a surgical tool for making an incision in scleral tissue of an eye for forming a scleral pocket within the scleral tissue of the eye to receive a scleral prosthesis, an apparatus for locating a position on the sclera of the eye to form said scleral pocket, said apparatus comprising:
- a controller that is operable to;
(i) receive eye measurements that measure a size of portions of said eye, wherein said controller comprises a software processor; and
(ii) use said eye measurements to create a mathematical model of said eye; and
(iii) determine from said mathematical model of said eye a location on said sclera of said eye for making an incision having the form of a scleral pocket that is capable of receiving said scleral prosthesis.
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Abstract
For use with a surgical tool for making incisions in the sclera of an eye to form a scleral pocket to receive a scleral prosthesis, a system and method is disclosed for determining a position on the sclera for locating the scleral pocket. The system and method determines an optimum location for the scleral pocket. The system and method determines a location on the sclera that represents the intersection of the lens equatorial plane with the external surface of the sclera. The front of the scleral pocket is placed at a location that is four hundred fifty microns posterior to the intersection of the lens equatorial plane with the external surface of the sclera.
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21 Claims
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1. For use with a surgical tool for making an incision in scleral tissue of an eye for forming a scleral pocket within the scleral tissue of the eye to receive a scleral prosthesis, an apparatus for locating a position on the sclera of the eye to form said scleral pocket, said apparatus comprising:
a controller that is operable to;
(i) receive eye measurements that measure a size of portions of said eye, wherein said controller comprises a software processor; and
(ii) use said eye measurements to create a mathematical model of said eye; and
(iii) determine from said mathematical model of said eye a location on said sclera of said eye for making an incision having the form of a scleral pocket that is capable of receiving said scleral prosthesis.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 21)
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13. For use with a surgical tool for making an incision in scleral tissue of an eye for forming a scleral pocket within the scleral tissue of the eye to receive a scleral prosthesis, a method for locating a position on the sclera of the eye to form said scleral pocket, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving eye measurements that measure a size of portions of said eye within a controller that comprises a software processor; using said eye measurements within 111 said controller to create a mathematical model of said eye; and determining from said mathematical model of said eye a location on said sclera of said eye for making an incision having the form of a scleral pocket that is capable of receiving said scleral prosthesis. - View Dependent Claims (14, 20)
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