COMBINED TREATMENT FOR CATARACT AND GLAUCOMA TREATMENT
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1. A method of performing surgery to lower intraocular pressure of an eye, comprising:
- providing an opening into an anterior chamber of the eye;
inserting a first instrument into the anterior chamber through said opening;
using said first instrument to perform a surgical procedure other than for lowering intraocular pressure;
removing said first instrument from the anterior chamber;
inserting a second instrument into the anterior chamber through said opening;
using said second instrument to perform a surgical procedure for lowering intraocular pressure or measuring intraocular pressure; and
removing said second instrument from the anterior chamber.
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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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1. A method of performing surgery to lower intraocular pressure of 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 said opening; using said first instrument to perform a surgical procedure other than for lowering intraocular pressure; removing said first instrument from the anterior chamber; inserting a second instrument into the anterior chamber through said opening; using said second instrument to perform a surgical procedure for lowering intraocular pressure or measuring intraocular pressure; and removing said second instrument from the anterior chamber. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of performing surgery to lower intraocular pressure of 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 said opening; using said first instrument to perform a surgical procedure other than for lowering intraocular pressure; removing said first instrument from the anterior chamber; inserting a second instrument into the anterior chamber through said opening; using said second instrument to implant a seton in a trabecular meshwork of the eye such that the seton conducts fluid from the anterior chamber to Schlemm'"'"'s canal of the eye to lower intraocular pressure; and removing said second instrument from the anterior chamber without removing said seton from the trabecular meshwork. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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