IMPLANT OF CORNEA AND METHODS OF CORRECTING AMETROPIA OF HUMAN EYE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A61F2/14 A61F9/07 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: implant of cornea for introduction into optic centre (Z) of human eye cornea aimed at elimination of ametropia, in particular presbyopia or presbyopia in combination with hypermetropia or myopia. For offer of cornea implant which is suitable for introduction into optic centre (Z) of human eye and can be used for correction of presbyopia alone or presbyopia in combination with hypermetropia or myopia, it is supposed that efficient thickness (a) of cornea implant (2), measured in direction of optic axis (5) of eye, is more than 50 microns and maximal width (b), measured in plane, perpendicular to thickness, is less than 1 mm, and cornea implant (2) does not fulfill function of reflection with respect to human eye.

EFFECT: claimed implant and methods of its implantation make it possible to eliminate ametria without complications in form of reduction of vision acuity, to correct presbyopia, to apply implant which produces good cosmetic effect.

21 cl, 8 dwg