摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide devices, methods and kits for reducing intraocular pressure.SOLUTION: Devices include a support that is implantable within Schlemm's canal and maintains the patency of the canal without substantial interference with the transmural fluid flow across the canal. The devices utilize the natural drainage process of the eye and can be implanted with minimal trauma to the eye. Kits include a support and an introducer for implanting the support within Schlemm's canal. Methods include implanting a support within Schlemm's canal, where the support is capable of maintaining the patency of the canal without substantial interference with the transmural fluid flow across the canal. |