Sterile ocular cover and method

A surgical method comprising the steps of

• placing a sterile ocular cover over a bulbar conjunctiva of an eye wherein the sterile cover includes a sheet member constructed from an opaque material and wherein the sheet member includes a hole therethrough, the hole being a diameter of 11-12 mm plus no more than about 6 mm larger than the hole diameter, and
• performing an ocular surgery with the conjunctiva covered.

A surgical method comprising the steps of

• placing a sterile ocular cover over a conjunctiva of an eye, the sterile cover including a sheet member including a hole centrally therethrough, wherein the sheet member is constructed from an opaque flexible material and sized for placement over and in contact with the surface of the conjunctiva of the eye, the hole being a diameter of 11-12 mm plus no more than about 6 mm larger than the hole diameter;
• and
• performing an ocular surgery with the conjunctiva covered.

27-29. (canceled)

An ocular cover for an eye during surgery, comprising

• a sterile, flexible sheet member of generally ovoid shape sized such that when constructed it is congruous with the conjunctiva surface of an eye, extending from the medial canthus to the lateral canthus and from the upper fornix to the lower fornix;
• a circular hole in the center of said sheet member having a diameter larger than the cornea surface diameter of an eye, but not more than about 11-12 mm plus no more than about 6 mm larger than the hole diameter.