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US 2019/0167621 A1Published application
Solution for ophthalmology
AssigneeJoerg H. Krumeich
InventorsJoerg H. KRUMEICH, Gerrit NATTLER
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Abstract
The invention relates to a solution for lysis of particles and fibers that adhere to a lens capsule of the eye during cataract operations, which solution contains 0.5-3.5 wt.-% lysine, particularly L-lysine, in an isotonic to hypertronic aqueous solution.
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A method for facilitating removal of lens cortex tissue from a lens capsule of an eye of a patient during a cataract operation, the method comprising:
- applying a solution containing 0.5-3.5 wt.-% lysine in an isotonic to hypertonic aqueous solution to the lens capsule during the cataract operation;
- and
- aspirating the lens cortex tissue and solution from the lens capsule.
A method for preventing capsule fibrosis or secondary cataract in a lens capsule after a cataract operation, the method comprising:
- applying a solution containing 0.5-3.5 wt.-% lysine in an isotonic to hypertonic aqueous solution to the lens capsule during the cataract operation;
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- aspirating the solution from the lens capsule.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.