PROSTHESES FOR OCULAR DRUG DELIVERY AND OTHER TREATMENTS FOR GLAUCOMA, MACULAR DEGENERATION, AND OTHER EYE DISORDERS OR DISEASES

摘要

A scleral prosthesis includes an elongated body that is narrower in a middle and wider at opposing first and second ends. The body includes multiple first portions that form the first end of the body, where the first portions separated lengthwise along the body. The first portions are biased to maintain separation without external interference but are configured to be pushed towards each other in order to narrow a width of the first end. The body could also include second portions that form the second end of the body. The body could further include a cavity configured to receive a material and an eluting surface configured to release the material from the cavity. In addition, the body could include a cavity configured to receive a material and a protrusion that extends away from the scleral prosthesis, where the protrusion is configured to release the material from the cavity.