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A method for improving vision in a human eye having a macula disease and in particular macula degeneration by inducing a prism in the cornea of an eye using a laser beam to ablate the central cornea into a prismatic shape. Also, an apparatus and method for implanting a synthetic prism into the corne

A method for improving vision in a human eye having a macula disease and in particular macula degeneration by inducing a prism in the cornea of an eye using a laser beam to ablate the central cornea into a prismatic shape. Also, an apparatus and method for implanting a synthetic prism into the cornea is provided. The resulting prism either induced or implanted in the cornea directs rays of light away from a diseased area of the macula to an undiseased macula area of the retina for improved sight.

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[ What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:] [1.] A method of improving vision in a human eye having macula disease including macula degeneration comprising the steps of:forming an opening in a cornea of said eye;providing a means for inducing a pris

[ What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent of the United States is:] [1.] A method of improving vision in a human eye having macula disease including macula degeneration comprising the steps of:forming an opening in a cornea of said eye;providing a means for inducing a prism means in said opening within the stroma of said cornea for displacing light waves passing through said prism means from a diseased macula area to a more healthy area; andclosing said opening over said induced prism.