Corneal bath

• US 3,906,949 A
• Filed: 06/03/1974
• Issued: 09/23/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/1972
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Monte G. Holland
• Original Assignee: Monte G. Holland
• Inventors: Holland, Monte G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Medbery, Aldrich F.
• Application Number:
  US05/475,706
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• Field of Search: 128/248,249
• US Class Current: 604/297
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/0008 Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein putting in contact lenses A61F9/0061; introducing or retaining media in cavities of the body in general A61M31/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/00781 Apparatus for modifying intraocular pressure, e.g. for glaucoma treatment drainage implants in general A61M27/002
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 35/02 for the eyes
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/135 having aromatic rings , e.g. ketamine, nortriptyline methadone A61K31/137
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/0048 Eye, e.g. artificial tears

Abstract

A human eye whose intraocular pressure should, for medical reasons, be reduced, is treated with 6-hydroxydopamine to achieve sympathectomy of terminal axons of the eye, the sympathectomized eye is then treated with an adrenergic amine on a daily basis. The drop in intraocular pressure thus achieved is substantially greater than that procured by the treatment of the adrenergic amine alone.

Claims

1. A corneal bath comprising:

a lens a substantially cylindrical annular lens holder, wherein the outer circumference of the lens is sealed into the inner circumference of said annular lens holder, a cup shaped corneal eye contact portion, and means for defining a corneal bath portion comprising a connecting and separating portion between said eye contact portion and said lens holder portion and at least two access means in said lens holder communicating with said bath portion for introducing liquid and gaseous fluids into and removing said fluids from both portions of said corneal bath.

2. A corneal bath according to claim 1 wherein the eye contact portion is in the shape of a hollow frustrum of a cone the upper portion of said frustrum being joined to said connecting means, and wherein said access means comprise aperatures consisting of substantially diametrically spaced upstanding tubes mounted in the lens holder.