Training cornea for refractive surgery training
OwnerAlan Ngoc LEinventor
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Abstract
A training cornea adapted to train physicians how to position a corneal inlay within a cornea, and methods thereof. The training cornea having a pre-made flap therein and having a base curvature with a radius of curvature that is the same as the radius of curvature training ball. The training cornea comprising a hydrophilic material.
Claims21
A training cornea with a pre-made flap therein.
A training cornea with a pre-made pocket therein.
A packaging with a training cornea with a pre-made flap therein.
A packaging with a training cornea with a pre-made pocket therein.
A method of creating a flap in a training cornea, wherein the training cornea has not been placed into an eye of a patient.
A method of creating a pocket in a training cornea, wherein the training cornea has not been placed into an eye of a patient.
Positioning a training cornea with a pre-made flap therein onto a training apparatus, and positioning an inlay under the pre-made flap.
Positioning a training cornea with a pre-made pocket therein onto a training apparatus, and positioning an inlay into the pre-made pocket.
An apparatus used in training ophthalmic procedures, comprising:
- a meniscus-shaped hydrogel body with a water content of at least 50%, the hydrogel body having a diameter between 10 mm and 30 mm, a center thickness between 300 and 1000 microns, a convex anterior surface and a concave posterior surface.
A method of manufacturing a training cornea, comprising:
- machining a hydrogel body to have a meniscus shape, a diameter between 10 mm and 30 mm, a center thickness between 300 and 1000 microns, a convex anterior surface, and a concave posterior surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.