Ronald W Ingram

US Patent:

55496229, Aug 27, 1996

Filed:

Mar 10, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/402105

Inventors:

Ronald W. Ingram - Midland TX

International Classification:

A61F 900

US Classification:

606166

Abstract:

A method for altering the curvature of the cornea of an eye includes the steps of making pairs of closely spaced, parallel incisions at predetermined sites on the surface of the cornea; removing the corneal tissue disposed between the incisions in each pair of incisions; and closing the incision at each site to exert a force on the cornea which increases its curvature. An instrument for altering the curvature of the cornea includes a shaft, a cutting tool mounted at one end of the shaft, the cutting tool having two parallel blades separated by a predetermined distance for making pairs of closely spaced, parallel incisions in a patient's cornea. The method and instrument enable correction for hyperopia and other types of refractive errors of the eye.

US Patent:

20180098841, Apr 12, 2018

Filed:

Oct 7, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/287969

Inventors:

Ronald William Ingram - Midland TX, US

International Classification:

A61F 2/16

Abstract:

A intraocular lens system includes an artificial capsular bag adapted for implantation within a natural capsular bag of an eye and an intraocular lens adapted to be received within the artificial capsular bag. At least a portion of the intraocular lens tilts and moves forwards within the artificial capsular bag under gravitational force with respect to a cornea and retina of the eye to create myopia.