METHOD OF MONITORING INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE AND TREATING AN OCULAR DISORDER
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1. A method of monitoring intraocular pressure, comprising:
- providing a delivery device having a size of at least 20 gauge, the delivery device including a lumen extending through at least a portion thereof;
providing a sensor element configured to measure intraocular pressure and being held in the lumen of the delivery device;
forming an incision in a cornea of an eye proximate a limbal area of the eye;
inserting the delivery device through the incision into an anterior chamber of the eye;
advancing the sensor element, using the delivery device, from within the anterior chamber to eye tissue;
anchoring the sensor element to the eye tissue to measure the intraocular pressure of the eye with the sensor element being positioned completely within the anterior chamber and being exposed to aqueous humor; and
exposing the anterior chamber to a drug.
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Abstract
The invention discloses a trabecular stent and methods for treating glaucoma. The stent may incorporate an intraocular pressure sensor comprising a compressible element that is implanted inside an anterior chamber of an eye, wherein at least one external dimension of the element correlates with intraocular pressure. In some embodiments, the sensor may be coupled to the stent. Also disclosed are methods of delivery of the stent and the sensor to the eye.
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1. A method of monitoring intraocular pressure, comprising:
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providing a delivery device having a size of at least 20 gauge, the delivery device including a lumen extending through at least a portion thereof; providing a sensor element configured to measure intraocular pressure and being held in the lumen of the delivery device; forming an incision in a cornea of an eye proximate a limbal area of the eye; inserting the delivery device through the incision into an anterior chamber of the eye; advancing the sensor element, using the delivery device, from within the anterior chamber to eye tissue; anchoring the sensor element to the eye tissue to measure the intraocular pressure of the eye with the sensor element being positioned completely within the anterior chamber and being exposed to aqueous humor; and exposing the anterior chamber to a drug. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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