OPTIC NERVE IMPLANTS
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1. A method for delivering a therapeutic substance into the eye of a human or animal subject, said method comprising the steps of:
- A) providing an implant that contains a quantity of the substance; and
B) inserting the implant into the optic nerve such that a therapeutic amount of the substance will elute from the implant.
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Abstract
Methods and devices for delivering therapeutic substances into the eye. An implant containing the therapeutic substance is implanted at least partially within the optic nerve and the therapeutic substance then elutes from the implant. The implant may have a lumen or it may be solid.
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1. A method for delivering a therapeutic substance into the eye of a human or animal subject, said method comprising the steps of:
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A) providing an implant that contains a quantity of the substance; and B) inserting the implant into the optic nerve such that a therapeutic amount of the substance will elute from the implant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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