Apparatus and processes for preventing or delaying one or more symptoms of presbyopia
AssigneeLenticular Research Group LLC
InventorsGeorge J. McArdle, Brian L. Olejniczak, Jerry R. Kuszak
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and processes for preventing or delaying presbyopia. More particularly, the present invention relates to processes and apparatus for ablating epithelial cells in the germinative zone or the pregerminative zone of the crystalline lens of the eye so that onset or progression of presbyopia or one or more symptoms is delayed or prevented.
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A process for preventing or delaying presbyopia by ablating epithelial cells in a crystalline lens, the process comprising the step of ablating epithelial cells in the germinative zone or the pregerminative zone of the crystalline lens using a laser, wherein the epithelial cells are ablated symmetrically.
A process for preventing or delaying one or more symptoms of presbyopia in a patient, the process comprising the steps of:
- selecting a patient prior to detecting a symptom of presbyopia in the patient, and
- ablating epithelial cells in the germinative zone or the pregerminative zone of the crystalline lens using a laser.
A process for preventing or delaying presbyopia by ablating epithelial cells in a crystalline lens, the process comprising the step of ablating epithelial cells in the pregerminative zone of the crystalline lens using a laser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.