Remedy for dry eye syndrome
OwnerMary Schwebelinventor
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Abstract
A treatment for dry eye syndrome. An at least partially sealed chamber including a reservoir for moisture for surrounding the eyes is disclosed. The invention may be transparent for use during the day or in association with prescription or non-prescription lenses. The moisture chamber may also be opaque to act as a blackout mask for sleeping.
Claims48
A device to improve the comfort and ocular health of a dry eye syndrome subject and to reduce the harmful effect of dry eye syndrome on the eye and adnexa, the device comprising:
- a non-rigid, substantially enclosed chamber adapted to fit closely and flexibly to an area surrounding the eye of the dry eye syndrome subject and thereby to create a local atmospheric microenvironment in the vicinity of at least one eye of the dry eye syndrome subject;
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- a reservoir adapted to contain a material subject to vaporization, the reservoir comprising a first absorbent layer, the reservoir covering substantially all of an inner surface of the chamber, the reservoir being adapted to release the material in a vaporized state into the local atmospheric microenviroment so as to expose the eye to the vaporized material to ameliorate the negative effects of the dry eye syndrome.
A method for ameliorating the effects of dry eye syndrome on eyes, the method comprising the steps of:
- substantially enclosing the eyes and adnexa in a flexible chamber adapted to fit closely to a face of a dry eye syndrome patient thereby creating a local atmospheric microenvironment in the vicinity surrounding an eye, the flexible chamber having an interior surface;
- covering substantially all of the interior surface of the flexible chamber with a reservoir adapted to contain a material subject to vaporization, the reservoir comprising a first absorbent layer;
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- maintaining, within the local atmospheric microenvironment, an atmosphere rich in a vaporized substance that provides beneficial effect to the eyes.
A device to improve the comfort of a dry eye syndrome patient and to reduce the harmful effect of dry eye syndrome on the eye and adnexa, the device comprising:
- non-rigid means for substantially enclosing and flexibly fitting closely to an area surrounding the eye of the dry eye syndrome patient thereby creating a local atmospheric microenvironment in the vicinity of at least one eye of the dry eye syndrome patient;
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- means for containing a material subject to vaporization, the material containing means being adapted to release the material in a vaporized state into the local atmospheric microenvironment so as to expose the eye and adnexa to the vaporized material to ameliorate the negative effects of the dry eye syndrome, the enclosing means having an interior surface and the means for containing covering substantially all of the interior surface of the enclosing means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.