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Non-invasive devices and methods for lowering intra-ocular pressure

  • US 9,308,126 B2
  • Filed: 09/08/2014
  • Issued: 04/12/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating an eye, the method comprising:

  • applying focal sonic oscillation to a plurality of locations on an ocular surface of the eye using a device having a treatment head, wherein each of the plurality of locations is on a limbal region of the eye, the limbal region being spaced apart from a cornea of the eye, and wherein the focal sonic oscillation applied to each of the plurality of locations includes an oscillation frequency and a duration, wherein the focal oscillation is activated when a measured pressure is within a range having a lower limit indicative of the treatment head being applied to and in contact with a surface of the eye and an upper limit corresponding to a maximum pressure threshold.

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