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Method of improving adherence and centering of intra-corneal implants on corneal bed

  • US 6,733,526 B2
  • Filed: 04/25/2002
  • Issued: 05/11/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An intra-corneal implant comprising:

  • a lens structured to be implanted in a cornea and comprising a hydrophilic polymeric material;

    the lens having an initial state prior to implantation into the cornea wherein the lens is partially hydrated and is more steeply curved than a central portion of the cornea, the lens being structured to be further hydrated after implantation into the cornea to a final state in which the lens assumes a flatter shape than the lens in the partially hydrated state.

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