• Patent Title: Non-invasive and minimally invasive laser surgery for the reduction of intraocular pressure in the eye
  • Application No.: US16125588
    Application Date: 2018-09-07
  • Publication No.: US11110006B2
    Publication Date: 2021-09-07
  • Inventor: Ferenc Raksi
  • Applicant: ViaLase, Inc.
  • Applicant Address: US CA Aliso Viejo
  • Assignee: ViaLase, Inc.
  • Current Assignee: ViaLase, Inc.
  • Current Assignee Address: US CA Aliso Viejo
  • Agency: Loza & Loza, LLP
  • Agent David S. Sarisky
  • Main IPC: A61F9/008
  • IPC: A61F9/008
Non-invasive and minimally invasive laser surgery for the reduction of intraocular pressure in the eye
Abstract:
Intraocular pressure in an eye is reduced by delivering a high resolution optical coherence tomography (OCT) beam and a high resolution laser beam through the cornea, and the anterior chamber into the irido-corneal angle along an angled beam path. The OCT beam provides OCT imaging for surgery planning and monitoring, while the laser beam is configured to modify tissue or affect ocular fluid by photo-disruptive interaction. In one implementation, a volume of ocular tissue within an outflow pathway in the irido-corneal angle is modified to create a channel opening in one or more layers of the trabecular meshwork. In another implementation, a volume of fluid in the Schlemm's canal is affected by the laser to bring about a pneumatic expansion of the canal. In either implementation, resistance to aqueous flow through the eye is reduced.
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