Inventors:
Nabil Jabbour - Morgantown WV, US
Jed Jabbour - Chicago IL, US
Michael Gaynon - Palo Alto CA, US
International Classification:
A61F 2/14, A61N 1/30
Abstract:
A first embodiment is a method comprising a bipolar diathermy for the eye wherein an electrode is connected to the ground electrode of the diathermy circuit, through a speculum which is applied between the eyelids, the electrode is then applied to the desired parts of the eye to create changes in layers of the eye using a designated, co-axial delivery and return path from the eye where the desired part of the eye can be the sclera, trans-sclera, and the trans-conjunctiva and the electrode can be a Jabbour electrode. The Jabbour electrode and a refillable implant are also disclosed in embodiments as well as a method of implantation for the implant.