EYE COVERINGS FOR CORNEAL HEALING AND METHODS OF USE

摘要

Methods for providing faster visual and functional recovery of patients following ocular therapy such as ocular therapy involving manipulation of the ocular tissue and/or associated with a lesion external to the optical region and ocular therapy involving incising the ocular tissue and implanting a device within the optical region are disclosed. Methods of healing a trauma wound to a cornea and methods of protecting an eye of a patient from potential injury are also disclosed. The disclosed methods comprise providing a covering to the eye of a patient wherein the covering comprises an inner portion having an inner rigidity and at least one inner radius of curvature; and an outer portion having an outer rigidity and at least one outer radius of curvature; wherein the inner rigidity is greater than the outer rigidity.

主权项

1. A method of treating an eye of a patient following an ocular therapy, the eye comprising ocular tissue including a cornea having an anterior surface and an optical region used for imaging with the eye, an epithelium, and a sclera, the ocular therapy involving manipulation of the ocular tissue and associated with a lesion external to the optical region, the method comprising:
providing a covering comprising:
an inner portion characterized by an inner rigidity, and comprising an upper surface and a lower surface; andan outer portion characterized by an outer rigidity, and comprising an upper surface and a lower surface;wherein the inner rigidity is greater than the outer rigidity; following the ocular therapy, applying the covering against the eye so that the covering flexes with the lower surface of the inner portion disposed along the anterior surface of the cornea and at least partially conforming to the anterior surface; and resisting movement of the inner portion by engaging the lower surface of the outer portion with the eye along the epithelium, the sclera, or a combination thereof.