CPC A61F 9/0008 (2013.01) [A61K 41/00 (2013.01); A61N 2/00 (2013.01); A61N 2/06 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A magnetic eye shield comprising a magnet that when worn by a patient is configured to generate an intraocular magnetic field of sufficient magnitude and direction to move a magnetic therapeutic and/or diagnostic agent positioned inside the eye via surface application, infusion, injection, or implantation to a target tissue within the eye, wherein the magnetic eye shield comprises a plurality of magnets used to produce different magnetic fields to attract or repel magnetic agents to different locations within the eye; wherein the magnetic eye shield is selected from an eye patches, eyeglasses and goggles;
wherein (i) the magnetic eye shield is configured to center the magnetic field of the magnet with the optical axis of the eye, or (ii) the magnetic eye shield is configured to generate an intraocular magnetic field that is strongest at the periphery of the cornea; or (iii) the magnetic eye shield is configured to generate an intraocular magnetic field that is strongest at the apex of the cornea; and
wherein the plurality of magnets are electromagnets.
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