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Implantable Devices and Methods for Measuring Intraocular, Subconjunctival or Subdermal Pressure and/or Analyte Concentration

  • US 20120041552A1
  • Filed: 07/18/2011
  • Published: 02/16/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/09/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of determining intraocular pressure in a human or veterinary patient, said method comprising the steps of:

  • (A) implanting within the eye an optical pressure sensor that has an optical reflecting element that moves relative to changes in the intraocular pressure of the eye;

    (B) using a light source to cast light into the eye such that the light strikes and is reflected by the optical reflecting element; and

    ,(C) using a receiver/processor to receive light which has reflected from the optical reflecting element and to process such reflected light so as to obtain an indication of intraocular pressure.

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