Methods for treating eye conditions

摘要

Systems and methods are provided for reducing intraocular pressure in an eye. A perpendicular incision is made through a conjunctiva of the eye to access a trabecular meshwork of the eye. Electromagnetic energy is focused through the perpendicular incision to ablate a portion of the trabecular network, where said ablation creates a channel for outflow flow of fluid through a sclera venous sinus to reduce pressure within the eye.

主权项

1. A method of reducing intraocular pressure in an eye, comprising:
making a perpendicular incision through a conjunctiva of the eye to access a trabecular meshwork of the eye; focusing electromagnetic energy through the perpendicular incision to ablate a portion of the trabecular network meshwork, wherein said ablation creates to create a channel for outflow flow of fluid through a sclera venous sinus to reduce pressure within the eye; and projecting a visible light pattern onto a portion of the eye, wherein the electromagnetic energy is focused through the visible light pattern to make the perpendicular incision or to ablate the portion of the trabecular meshwork using the visible light pattern as a guide; wherein the focusing includes
performing a first ablation to make the perpendicular incision through the conjunctiva,performing a second ablation to make an incision in a sclera of the eye, andperforming a third ablation to ablate the portion of the trabecular meshwork.