COMBINED TREATMENT FOR CATARACT AND GLAUCOMA TREATMENT
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Abstract
A method is provided for treatment of cataract in combination with a glaucoma procedure while maintaining the intraocular pressure by permitting aqueous to flow out of an anterior chamber of the eye through a surgically stented pathway. A trabecular stent is adapted for implantation within the trabecular meshwork of an eye such that intraocular liquid flows controllably from the anterior chamber of the eye to Schlemm'"'"'s canal, bypassing the trabecular meshwork. Depending upon the specific treatment contemplated, pharmaceuticals may be utilized in conjunction with the trabecular stent enabling post-cataract healing processes.
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42 Claims
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1-26. -26. (canceled)
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27. A method of performing a combined surgery on an eye, comprising:
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providing an implant having a sensor and being configured for implantation within the eye; positioning the implant in ocular tissue; providing an opening into the anterior chamber of the eye; and extracting a cataract from the eye through the opening. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method of performing a combined surgery on an eye, comprising:
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providing an opening into an anterior chamber of the eye; inserting a first instrument into the anterior chamber through the opening; using the first instrument to position an implant having a sensor in ocular tissue such that the implant is in fluid communication with an existing outflow pathway of the eye; inserting a second instrument into the anterior chamber through the opening; and using the second instrument to extract a cataract form the through the opening. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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