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 an instrument into the anterior chamber through said opening to perform a cataract extraction from the eye;
providing an ocular implant having an inflow portion in fluid communication with an outflow portion;
transporting the ocular implant from the opening through the anterior chamber of the eye to a fluid collection channel of the eye;
positioning the ocular implant such that the inflow portion of the ocular implant is positioned in the anterior chamber and the outflow portion of the ocular implant is positioned at the fluid collection channel; and
permitting aqueous humor to flow from the anterior chamber of the eye through the inflow portion of the ocular implant to the outflow portion of the ocular implant and into the fluid collection channel of the eye;
wherein the fluid collection channel is selected from the group consisting of Schlemm'"'"'s canal, an aqueous collector channel, and an episcleral vein of the eye.
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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 an instrument into the anterior chamber through said opening to perform a cataract extraction from the eye; providing an ocular implant having an inflow portion in fluid communication with an outflow portion; transporting the ocular implant from the opening through the anterior chamber of the eye to a fluid collection channel of the eye; positioning the ocular implant such that the inflow portion of the ocular implant is positioned in the anterior chamber and the outflow portion of the ocular implant is positioned at the fluid collection channel; and permitting aqueous humor to flow from the anterior chamber of the eye through the inflow portion of the ocular implant to the outflow portion of the ocular implant and into the fluid collection channel of the eye; wherein the fluid collection channel is selected from the group consisting of Schlemm'"'"'s canal, an aqueous collector channel, and an episcleral vein of the eye.
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2. 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; extracting a cataract from the eye through the opening; providing an ocular implant having an inflow portion in fluid communication with an outflow portion of the ocular implant; transporting the ocular implant from the opening through the anterior chamber of the eye to Schlemm'"'"'s canal of the eye; positioning the ocular implant such that the inflow portion of the ocular implant is positioned in the anterior chamber and the outflow portion of the ocular implant is positioned in Schlemm'"'"'s canal; and permitting aqueous humor to flow from the anterior chamber of the eye through the inflow portion of the ocular implant to the outflow portion of the ocular implant and into Schlemm'"'"'s canal of the eye.
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3. 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 an instrument into the anterior chamber through said opening to perform a cataract extraction from the eye; providing an ocular implant having an inflow portion in fluid communication with an outflow portion; transporting the ocular implant through the anterior chamber of the eye to a fluid collection channel of the eye; positioning the ocular implant such that the inflow portion of the ocular implant is positioned in the anterior chamber and the outflow portion of the ocular implant is positioned at the fluid collection channel; and permitting aqueous humor to flow from the anterior chamber of the eye through the inflow portion of the ocular implant to the outflow portion of the ocular implant and into to fluid collection channel of the eye; wherein the fluid collection channel is selected from the group consisting of Schlemm'"'"'s canal, an aqueous collector channel, and an episcleral vein of the eye. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. 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; extracting a cataract from the eye through the opening; providing an ocular implant having an inflow portion in fluid communication with an outflow portion of the ocular implant; transporting the ocular implant through the anterior chamber of the eye to Schlemm'"'"'s canal of the eye; positioning the ocular implant such that the inflow portion of the ocular implant is positioned in the anterior chamber and the outflow portion of the ocular implant is positioned in Schlemm'"'"'s canal; and permitting aqueous humor to flow from the anterior chamber of the eye through the inflow portion of the ocular implant to the outflow portion of the ocular implant and into Schlemm'"'"'s canal of the eye. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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