Radiation treatment system and method of using same

The present invention provides a system and associated method for advantageously treating bodily tissue containing collagen, such as ophthalmic tissue. The treatment includes providing a pattern of heating to which the tissue is to be exposed and the exposure of that tissue to shrink collagen therei...

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Hauptverfasser:	HEREKAR SATISH V, WOODWARD BENJAMIN W, MILNER MARK S
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS DIAGNOSIS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE IDENTIFICATION MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES SURGERY TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	The present invention provides a system and associated method for advantageously treating bodily tissue containing collagen, such as ophthalmic tissue. The treatment includes providing a pattern of heating to which the tissue is to be exposed and the exposure of that tissue to shrink collagen therein. In ophthalmic applications, the pattern includes at least one region that corresponds to an ocular region of from about 4 mm to about 20 mm radially from the optical axis. The shrinkage of collagen within this ocular region improves accommodation for near vision. The present invention thus provides an effective treatment for the ocular condition of presbyopia.