Combined treatment for cataract and glaucoma treatment

摘要

A method is provided for treatment of cataract in combination with a glaucoma procedure while maintaining the intraocular pressure by permitting aqueous to flow out of an anterior chamber of the eye through a surgically stented pathway. A trabecular stent is adapted for implantation within the trabecular meshwork of an eye such that intraocular liquid flows controllably from the anterior chamber of the eye to Schlemm's canal, bypassing the trabecular meshwork. Depending upon the specific treatment contemplated, pharmaceuticals may be utilized in conjunction with the trabecular stent enabling post-cataract healing processes.

主权项

1. A method of performing a combined surgery on an eye, comprising:
forming an opening into an anterior chamber of an eye; inserting an implant through the opening and into the anterior chamber, the implant having a sensor; positioning the implant in ocular tissue at a region of the anterior chamber angle; wherein the entire implant is within the anterior chamber prior to positioning; extracting a cataract from the eye through the opening; wherein the combined surgery is performed as a single-visit operation.