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Ophthalmic phototherapy device and associated treatment method

  • US 9,592,404 B2
  • Filed: 02/23/2016
  • Issued: 03/14/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ophthalmic phototherapy device for treating inflammatory eye disease inside an eye of a patient, said ophthalmic phototherapy device comprising:

  • a first light emitting mechanism comprising one or more arrays of LED(s), low power laser source(s), or any combination thereof, for emitting light of at least a first wavelength between approximately 490 nm and 810 nm;

    a second light emitting mechanism comprising one or more arrays of LED(s), low power laser source(s), or any combination thereof, for emitting light of at least a second wavelength, wherein said first and second wavelengths are different; and

    a controller comprising at least one microprocessor, said controller configured to control said first and second light emitting mechanisms so as to selectively direct light of said first and second wavelengths from the device into the eye of the patient being treated by the ophthalmic phototherapy device for first and second preselected periods of time, respectively.

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