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US 5,723,142 AGranted
Method for masking the cornea
OwnerBarry L. Bowyerinventor
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Abstract
A method of masking the cornea of an eye during surgical application of laser energy by forming an ablatable mask on the eye.
Claims13
A method for masking the cornea of any eye during surgical application of laser energy, said method comprising the steps of:
- preparing a substantially cross-linked biological material;
- and then solidifying the substantially cross-linked biological material on an eye within approximately three minutes to form an ablatable mask directly on the eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.