Method of treating an ocular pathology by applying ultrasound to the trabecular meshwork and device thereof
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1. A method of treating glaucoma by generating ultrasound onto at least one eye'"'"'s area wherein the method comprises at least the following:
- connecting an eye ring to a pump to provide vacuum,connecting a generator for generating ultrasound beam to a power source to provide pulsed electrical power, and to generate a sine-wave signal in a range of 1 kHz to 25 MHz,positioning the eye ring and the generator onto the eye for directing ultrasound onto at least one annular segment,generating ultrasound energy onto said segment to treat at least one annular segment corresponding to at least one segment of a trabecular meshwork of the eye,wherein the procedure to treat only glaucoma takes place in a single step; and
wherein the entire circumference of the eye is treated in one step.
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Abstract
A phacoemulsificator for the removal of lens tissue, wherein the phacoemulsificator contains:
- a power source configured to provide pulsed electrical power, and
- a pump configured to provide vacuum, characterized in that the phacoemulsificator contains at least one eye ring connectable to the pump wherein the proximal end of said eye ring is suitable to be applied onto an ocular globe and means to generate ultrasound beam connectable to the power source wherein said means are fixed on the distal end of the eye ring.
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1. A method of treating glaucoma by generating ultrasound onto at least one eye'"'"'s area wherein the method comprises at least the following:
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connecting an eye ring to a pump to provide vacuum, connecting a generator for generating ultrasound beam to a power source to provide pulsed electrical power, and to generate a sine-wave signal in a range of 1 kHz to 25 MHz, positioning the eye ring and the generator onto the eye for directing ultrasound onto at least one annular segment, generating ultrasound energy onto said segment to treat at least one annular segment corresponding to at least one segment of a trabecular meshwork of the eye, wherein the procedure to treat only glaucoma takes place in a single step; and
wherein the entire circumference of the eye is treated in one step. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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