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SYSTEMS FOR CROSS-LINKING TREATMENTS OF AN EYE

Publication EP4710900A2 Kind: A2 Mar 18, 2026

Applicants

Avedro, Inc.

Inventors

FRIEDMAN, Marc, D., KAMAEV, Pavel, SMIRNOV, Mikhail

Abstract

A corneal treatment system includes an illumination system configured to deliver photoactivating light to a cross-linking agent applied to a cornea. The system includes a controller that receives input relating to a desired biomechanical change in the cornea and executes program instructions to: (i) determine, from a photochemical kinetic model, a three-dimensional distribution of cross-links for the cornea to achieve the desired biomechanical change in the cornea, where the photochemical kinetic model calculates the distribution of cross-links based on cross-linking from (A) reactions involving reactive oxygen species (ROS) including at least peroxides, superoxides, and hydroxyl radicals, and (B) reactions not involving oxygen; and (ii) determine at least one set of treatment parameters to achieve the distribution of cross-links. The at least one set of treatment parameters includes illumination parameters for the delivery of the photoactivating light. The illumination system delivers the photoactivating light according to the illumination parameters.

IPC Classifications

A61F 9/008 20060101AFI20250729BHEP

Designated States

AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LI, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR