Methods of treating disorders of an eye with liquid perfluorocarbons
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1. A method of treating an intraocular structural disorder of an eye comprising introducing into the intraocular structure under treatment a liquid comprising a liquid perfluorocarbon or substituted derivative thereof in an amount effective to treat said intraocular structural disorder.
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Liquid perfluorocarbons and substituted derivatives thereof are used as fluid substitutes for the vitreous or the aqueous of the eye. These liquids are also used to transparentize the cornea or lens when either becomes opacifed due to degeneration or cataract formation. Methods involving the use of these liquids during retinal surgery or diagnostic procedures of the eye are also disclosed.
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- 1. A method of treating an intraocular structural disorder of an eye comprising introducing into the intraocular structure under treatment a liquid comprising a liquid perfluorocarbon or substituted derivative thereof in an amount effective to treat said intraocular structural disorder.
- 17. A method of repairing a retinal disorder of an eye of an animal comprising introducing into the vitreous of said eye a liquid comprising a liquid perfluorocarbon or substituted derivative thereof, locating said animal in a position to provide means for said liquid to maintain the retina against the choroid of said eye to repair said retina, and maintaining said animal in said position for a time to effect said repair.
- 23. A method of treating an intraocular structural disorder of an eye comprising introducing into the intraocular structure under treatment a substantially transparent liquid perfluorocarbon or substituted derivative thereof in an amount effective to treat said intraocular structural disorder.
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26. A method of treating an intraocular structural disorder of an eye comprising introducing a liquid comprising a liquid perfluorocarbon or substituted derivative thereof into a structure of an eye under treatment selected from the group consisting of anterior chamber, a posterior chamber, cornea, lens and vitreous body in an amount effective to treat said disorder.
- 27. A method of reparing a clouded cornea of an eye comprising introducing a substantially transparent liquid comprising a liquid perfluorocarbon or substituted derivative thereof into said cornea in an amount effective to provide a substantially transparent window therein.
- 29. A method of reparing a clouded lens of an eye comprising introducing a substantially transparent liquid comprising a liquid perfluorocarbon or substituted derivative thereof into said lens in an amount effective to provide a substantially transparent window therein.
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