Corneal implant and method of delivering a corneal implant

A method of inserting a corneal implant, the method comprising:

• creating an incision in an eye of a patient in proximity to a cornea;
• providing a corneal implant comprising:
• a central region comprising an anterior surface and a posterior surface, the anterior surface defining a posterior-cornea-engaging surface, the central region comprises an anterior curvature structured to correspondingly match a curvature of a posterior cornea of an eye of a patient,
• a plurality of retention members secured to and extending anteriorly away from a periphery of said central region, the plurality of retention members structured and disposed to releasably retain said corneal implant in abutting engagement with the posterior cornea, and
• at least two haptic legs secured to and extending posteriorly away from the periphery of the central region, each of said at least two haptic legs comprising a distal end defining a contact point disposed distally from the central region, and each of said at least two haptic legs including a biased configuration structured to bias said central region against the posterior cornea, wherein said contact points of said at least two haptic legs are structured and disposed to releasably engage a portion of one of an iris or an iridocorneal angle;
• inserting said corneal implant through the incision;
• positioning the corneal implant in engaging and fluid-flow limiting relation to the posterior cornea;
• and
• securing the corneal implant in said engaging and fluid-flow limiting relation to the posterior cornea by positioning said contact points of said at least two haptic legs to releasably engage a portion of one of an iris or an iridocorneal angle and in biasing relation to the central region of the corneal implant against the posterior of the cornea,
• wherein, in said biased configuration, said at least two haptic legs are configured to exert pressure on said central region against the posterior cornea so as to maintain positioning of said central region upon implantation,
• wherein the abutting engagement is configured to treat corneal edema.