Methods for treating eye conditions
AssigneeBiolase Technology, Inc.
InventorsJeffrey W. Jones, Marcia Angela Van Valen
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Abstract
Architectures and techniques for treating conditions of the eye, such as presbyopia, utilize sources of treatment energy, such as electromagnetic energy emitting devices, to implement non-corneal manipulations. According to these devices and methods, the sources of treatment energy are activated to direct energy onto parts of the eye, such as the conjunctiva and sclera, to treat presbyopia. The treatments can affect at least one property of the eye and enhance an accommodation of the eye.
Claims20
A method for treating an eye in nee(of one or more of a physiological and a vision correction, the method comprising:
- determining treatment areas of a layer or structure of an eye that are more rigid than other areas of the layer or structure;
- projecting during an initial procedure patterns of tissue treatment electromagnetic energy onto the treatment areas, each pattern comprising one or more relatively sparsely-populated groupings of tissue treatments and being disposed between a pair of adjacent rectus muscles of the eye;
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- projecting during one or more follow-up procedures one or more additional tissue treatment electromagnetic energies to alter the one or more relatively sparsely-populated groupings of tissue treatment electromagnetic energy.
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