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

摘要

A system includes a scleral prosthesis and an insert. The scleral prosthesis includes 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 is wider than a maximum width of the body between the ends. The body includes multiple first portions that form the first end of the body and a part of the body between the ends. The first portions are separated lengthwise along a substantial portion of a total length of the body. The first portions are biased so that they maintain separation from one another without external interference but are configured to be pushed towards each other. The insert is configured to be placed between the first portions to maintain a separation of the first portions. The body and/or the insert could be formed using one or more magnetic materials.

主权项

1. A scleral prosthesis comprising:
an elongated body configured to be implanted into scleral tissue of an eye and comprising (i) opposing first and second ends and (ii) a remainder of the body connecting the first and second ends, the remainder of the body narrower in width than the first and second ends; and an insert; wherein the body comprises multiple first portions that form the first end of the body and a substantial portion of the remainder of the body, the first portions separated lengthwise along the body by empty space such that the first portions meet at a point between the first and second 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 are biased to maintain separation without external interference but are configured to be pushed towards each other in order to narrow a width of the first end of the body; wherein the remainder of the body extends along at least half of a total length of the elongated body; and wherein the insert is configured to be placed between the first portions of the body to maintain the separation of the first portions, the insert having a shape complementary to a shape of the empty space.