Intrascleral shunt placement
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1. A method comprising inserting, through a cornea, an implant in an eye having (i) an anterior chamber and (ii) a sclera comprising layers, thereby establishing fluid communication between the anterior chamber and a space between the layers.
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Glaucoma can be treated by implanting an intraocular shunt into an eye. The eye has an anterior chamber and sclera. A shunt can be placed into the eye to establish fluid communication between the anterior chamber of the eye and a space between layers of the sclera.
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- 1. A method comprising inserting, through a cornea, an implant in an eye having (i) an anterior chamber and (ii) a sclera comprising layers, thereby establishing fluid communication between the anterior chamber and a space between the layers.
- 9. A method comprising inserting an intraocular shunt through a cornea of an eye, and positioning an outlet end of the shunt between layers of sclera and an inlet end of the shunt in an anterior chamber of the eye.
- 15. A method comprising inserting a shunt into an anterior chamber of the eye through a cornea, and positioning an outlet end of the shunt between layers of sclera for providing fluid communication to a space between the layers.
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