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Methods and apparatus for treating keratoconus

  • US 9,931,199 B2
  • Filed: 05/05/2015
  • Issued: 04/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of treating keratoconus in an eye of a patient, the method comprising:

  • measuring a surface of a cornea of the eye to acquire eye topography data;

    based on the eye topography data, selecting a topographic pattern from a plurality of topographic patterns displayed in a graphical user interface;

    entering a plurality of vision corrective parameters for the eye of the patient into the graphical user interface;

    actuating a processing module associated with the graphical user interface to obtain a surgical plan based on the selected topographic pattern and the plurality of entered vision corrective parameters;

    reviewing intrastromal corneal ring segment (ICRS) implantation surgery parameters specified by the surgical plan and displayed in the graphical user interface, wherein the ICRS implantation surgery parameters include specification of at least one ICRS; and

    performing implantation surgery of the at least one ICRS into the eye of the patient according to the surgical plan.

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