INTRASCLERAL SHUNT PLACEMENT

摘要

Glaucoma can be treated by implanting an intraocular shunt into an eye. The eye has an anterior chamber and sclera. A shunt can be placed into the eye to establish fluid communication from the anterior chamber of the eye through the sclera, and a pharmaceutical or biological agent can be administered to the eye.

主权项

1. A method comprising inserting, through a cornea, an implant in an eye having (i) an anterior chamber and (ii) a sclera, to form a channel through the sclera and thereby establish fluid communication between the anterior chamber and the channel, and administering a pharmaceutical or biological agent to the eye.