Patents Examined by Michael W. Thaler
  • Method for surgically re-profiling the cornea
    Patent number: 5063942
    Abstract: Refractive error of the cornea is corrected by a scraping procedure of rotating or oscillating a sharpened knife edge blade that is tangential to and against a top of the cornea at its center axis, and micro-axially advanced until the refractive error has been corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1991
    Assignee: Corneal Contouring, Inc.
    Inventors: Lauren G. Kilmer, Alvin E. Reynolds