Scleral prosthesis for treating presbyopia and other eye disorders and related devices and methods

A method comprising:

• forming an elongated body of a scleral prosthesis, the body configured to be implanted into scleral tissue of an eye, the body having a first free end and a second free end opposite the first end, a maximum width of the body at each end wider than a maximum width of the body between the ends;
• and
• forming an insert for the body;
• wherein the body comprises multiple first portions that form the first end of the body and a part of the body between the ends, the first portions separated by empty space lengthwise along a substantial portion of a total length of the body from the first free end to the second free end;
• wherein the first portions run substantially parallel to one another along the body;
• wherein the first portions meet at a point between the ends of the body and are not connected to each other between that point and the first end of the body;
• wherein the first portions of the body are biased so that they maintain separation from one another without external interference but are configured to be pushed towards each other;
• and
• wherein the body is configured to receive and retain, between the first portions of the body, the insert to maintain the separation of the first portions, the insert having a complementary shape and length as the empty space between the first portions.

An ocular system comprising:

• a scleral prosthesis configured to be implanted into scleral tissue of an eye, the scleral prosthesis comprising:
• an elongated body having a first free end and a second free end opposite the first end, a maximum width of the body at each end wider than a maximum width of the body between the ends;
• wherein the body comprises multiple first portions that form the first end of the body and a part of the body between the ends, the first portions separated by empty space lengthwise along a substantial portion of a total length of the body from the first free end to the second free end;
• wherein the first portions run substantially parallel to one another along the body;
• wherein the first portions meet at a point between the ends of the body and are not connected to each other between that point and the first end of the body;
• and
• wherein the first portions of the body are biased so that they maintain separation from one another without external interference but are configured to be pushed towards each other;
• and
• an insert configured to be placed between the first portions of the body to maintain a separation of the first portions, the insert having a shape that at least substantially fills the empty space between the first portions.