EP4687790A1 - Vorrichtungen zur einstellung des intraokularen drucks - Google Patents

Vorrichtungen zur einstellung des intraokularen drucks

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EP4687790A1
EP4687790A1 EP24723226.7A EP24723226A EP4687790A1 EP 4687790 A1 EP4687790 A1 EP 4687790A1 EP 24723226 A EP24723226 A EP 24723226A EP 4687790 A1 EP4687790 A1 EP 4687790A1
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Gilad LITVIN
Almog Aley-Raz
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Glaucure Ltd
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting in contact-lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/007Methods or devices for eye surgery
    • A61F9/00781Apparatus for modifying intraocular pressure, e.g. for glaucoma treatment
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting in contact-lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/0008Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein
    • A61F9/0017Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein implantable in, or in contact with, the eye, e.g. ocular inserts
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2250/00Special features of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
    • A61F2250/0004Special features of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof adjustable
    • A61F2250/0013Special features of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof adjustable for adjusting fluid pressure
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61FFILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2250/00Special features of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof
    • A61F2250/0014Special features of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof having different values of a given property or geometrical feature, e.g. mechanical property or material property, at different locations within the same prosthesis
    • A61F2250/0023Special features of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof having different values of a given property or geometrical feature, e.g. mechanical property or material property, at different locations within the same prosthesis differing in porosity
    • A61F2250/0024Special features of prostheses classified in groups A61F2/00 - A61F2/26 or A61F2/82 or A61F9/00 or A61F11/00 or subgroups thereof having different values of a given property or geometrical feature, e.g. mechanical property or material property, at different locations within the same prosthesis differing in porosity made from both porous and non-porous parts, e.g. adjacent parts

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  • Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy characterized by acquired atrophy of the optic nerve and loss of retinal ganglion cells and their axons. Among other factors, elevated intraocular pressure contributes to progressive irreversible optic nerve damage and visual field loss, which may lead to complete blindness.
  • Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness. Glaucoma affects 1 in 200 people aged fifty and younger, and 1 in 10 over the age of eighty. If the condition is detected early enough it is possible to stop the development or at least slow the progression of glaucoma with medical and surgical means.
  • Glaucoma is associated with increased pressure (intraocular pressure) of the liquid (aqueous humor) in the anterior chamber of the eye.
  • intraocular pressure is a significant risk factor for developing glaucoma (above 21 mmHg or 2.8kPa).
  • nerve damage may develop due to increase in the intraocular pressure, however the magnitude of increased pressure that may cause nerve damage is individual, i.e. for certain people a relatively small increase in the intraocular pressure may result in irreversible nerve damage, while other people may have high eye pressure for long periods of time (i.e. months or years) before developing nerve damage.
  • Untreated glaucoma leads to permanent damage of the optic nerve fibers and progressive visual field loss, which can lead to complete blindness.
  • Glaucoma can be divided roughly into two main categories, “open angle” glaucoma (OAG) and “closed angle” glaucoma (CAG).
  • OAG open angle glaucoma
  • CAG closed angle glaucoma
  • CAG can appear suddenly, leading to excruciating pain, or insidiously with minimal discomfort.
  • OAG and chronic angle closure glaucoma tends to progress at a slower rate and the patient may not notice that they have lost vision until the disease has progressed significantly.
  • the intraocular pressure is maintained by the dynamic equilibrium of aqueous production and outflow.
  • the iris divides the anterior portion of the eye into anterior and posterior chambers, which communicate through the pupil.
  • Aqueous humor produced by the ciliary body, fills the posterior chamber, flows through the pupil into the anterior chamber, and leaves the eye through the trabecular meshwork, a connective tissue filter at the angle between the iris and the cornea.
  • the aqueous humour passes through the trabecular meshwork into Schlemm's canal and into the episcleral venous system.
  • Increased intraocular pressure is caused by obstruction to outflow. In OAG conditions, obstruction exists at a microscopic level in the trabecular meshwork.
  • the iris obstructs the trabecular meshwork physically either because of anatomic variation leading to pupillary block and obstruction of aqueous humor flow into the anterior chamber, or by formation of adhesions between the iris and trabeculum.
  • US5300020 discloses a surgically implantable device for controlled drainage flow of aqueous fluid from the anterior chamber of the eye into nearby sub-conjunctival space, for the relief of a glaucomatous condition of excessive pressure within the eye.
  • the porous material in the device of US5300020 is indicated to be biodegradable, thus within a matter of time this material is decomposed, leaving a hollow tube connecting the anterior chamber with the near sub-conjunctival space.
  • the purpose and effect of the biodegradability of the porous material inside the device is to avoid early hypotony.
  • this device will not be able to improve surgical outcome since draining fluid to the near subconjuctival space will be able to relive intraocular pressure for a short period of time. With time scar tissue will develop in a percentage of patients thus clogging the device and conjunctival bleb.
  • US5743868 discloses a unitary, pressure-regulating corneal implant device for use in controlling intraocular pressure.
  • This implant having a conduit with a bore and a porous core material disposed in the bore, allows egress of aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye.
  • the conduit is elongated for extending from the ocular surface of the eye substantially flush therewith through the corneal stroma, and into the anterior chamber.
  • This is an open system device, thus allowing egress of fluid into the eye possibly containing infections agents.
  • Cornea will most probably reject the device as a foreign body (usually the case when implanting a body into the cornea) and also distorts the optical surface of the cornea thereby giving rise to optical aberrations to patients treated with this device.
  • US4946436 relates to a porous device for implantation in the scleral tissue of the eye to relieve the intraocular pressure of glaucoma and a method for surgically implanting the device. It is noted that such devices are intended for being implanted intrasclerally and thus will be able to remove the fluid only to the subsidiary space.
  • the invention provides an implantable device for controlling liquid outflow from an anterior chamber of an eye, comprising: a tubular component comprising at least one tube; wherein said tubular component has an elongated body having a first end that is positionable (capable of being positioned) at an anterior chamber of the eye and a second end that is positionable (capable of being positioned) at an extraocular space and having an entry point through the sclera of said eye; wherein said tubular component is configured to provide a fluid path for draining fluid entering the first end of said tubular component from the anterior chamber to the extraocular space via the second end; wherein said tubular component is formed from at least non-porous non-degradable polymer; at least one patch component positionable (capable of being positioned) under the conjunctiva of the eye formed from at least one porous non-degradable polymer.
  • the invention provides an implantable device for the treatment of glaucoma comprising: a tubular component comprising at least one tube; wherein said tubular component has an elongated body having a first end that is positionable at an anterior chamber of the eye and a second end that is positionable at an extraocular space and having an entry point through the sclera of said eye; wherein said tubular component is configured to provide a fluid path for draining fluid entering the first end of said tubular component from the anterior chamber to the extraocular space via the second end; wherein said tubular component is formed from at least non-porous non-degradable polymer; at least one patch component positionable under the conjunctiva of the eye formed from at least one porous non-degradable polymer.
  • the device of the present invention allows for evacuating aqueous humor from the eye to the extraocular space (such as the retro bulbar/ orbital/ intraconal space).
  • the extraocular space has positive pressure of about 3-6 mmHg.
  • Previous solutions mentioned above drain the eye to the subconjunctival space that has negative pressure due to the hydrodynamics of the episcleral venous plexus that drains the anterior eye (Enz, T.J.; Tschopp, M. Assessment of Orbital Compartment Pressure: A Comprehensive Review.
  • Said tubular component has resistance and thus creates a lower threshold under which the extraocular (intraocular) pressure theoretically cannot drop to. This is achieved by manipulating the length and lumen diameter of said tubular component according to the Hagen-Poiseuille equation (giving the pressure drop in an incompressible and Newtonian fluid in laminar flow flowing through a long cylindrical pipe of constant cross section).
  • Said patch component allows for integration with the surrounding tissue under the conjunctiva.
  • Said patch component is able to conceal the tubular component from the overlying conjunctiva thus hastening integration. Since said patch is non-degradable this allows forming it in a thickness that is thinner than tissue thickness.
  • said patch component fixates the entire tubular component a specific and predetermined location avoiding migration of the device of the invention either internally or externally.
  • said patch component further comprises an extension concealing the sclera penetration point, which prevents leak around the tubular component in the early point of the sclera post operation and implantation procedure which in other solutions might lead to severe hypotony immediately following the procedure and during the initial follow up period.
  • the invention further provides a kit comprising: a tubular component comprising at least one tube; wherein said tubular component has an elongated body having a first end that is positionable at an anterior chamber of the eye and a second end that is positionable at an extraocular space and having an entry point through the Sclera of said eye; wherein said tubular component is configured to provide a fluid path for draining fluid entering the first end of said tubular component from the anterior chamber to the extraocular space via the second end; wherein said tubular component is formed from at least non-porous non-degradable polymer; at least one patch component positionable under the conjunctiva of the eye formed from at least one porous non-degradable polymer; instructions for use of said kit.
  • the invention further provides a method for controlling the liquid outflow from the anterior chamber of the eye comprising: providing a device of the invention as disclosed herein above and below; and implanting said device into the eye of a subject so that said tubular component is passed through the Sclera of said eye through an entry point and wherein said first end of said tubular component is positioned at an anterior chamber of the eye and said second end of said tubular component is positioned at an extraocular space; and positioning said patch component under the conjunctiva of the eye and above said tubular component and over said Sclera entry point.
  • the invention further provides a method for the treatment of glaucoma comprising: providing a device of the invention as disclosed herein above and below; and implanting said device into the eye of a subject so that said tubular component is passed through the Sclera of said eye through an entry point and wherein said first end of said tubular component is positioned at an anterior chamber of the eye and said second end of said tubular component is positioned at an extraocular space; and positioning said patch component under the conjunctiva of the eye and above said tubular component and over said Sclera entry point.
  • FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the device of the invention.
  • FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the device of the invention.
  • the present invention provides an implantable device for controlling liquid outflow from an anterior chamber of an eye and for treating glaucoma, comprising: a tubular component comprising at least one tube; wherein said tubular component has an elongated body having a first end that is positionable at an anterior chamber of the eye and a second end that is positionable at an extraocular space and having an entry point through the sclera of said eye; wherein said tubular component is configured to provide a fluid path for draining fluid entering the first end of said tubular component from the anterior chamber to the extraocular space via the second end; wherein said tubular component is formed from at least non-porous non-degradable polymer; at least one patch component positionable under the conjunctiva of the eye formed from at least one porous non-degradable polymer.
  • said extraocular space is selected from the retrobulbar space, the retro orbital space and the intraconal space of the eye.
  • said at least one non-porous non-degradable polymer is selected from polyurethane, polycarbonate, Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) vinyl acetate, Poly(methyl methacrylate), Polypropylene carbonate), Poly(vinylidene fluoride), Polyacrylonitrile, Polycarbomethylsilane, Polylactic acid, Polystyrene, Polyvinylpyrrolidone, poly vinyl alcohol (PVA), polyethylene oxide (PEO), polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), hyaluronic acid (HA), polyhydroxybuyrate and its copolymers, Nylon 11, Cellulose acetate, poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid-co-3-hydroxyvaleric acid), poly(DL-lactide), polycaprolactone, and poly(L-lactide) or any combination thereof.
  • said tubular component has a length of at least 10mm.
  • said tubular component has a length of between aboutlOmm to about 100mm. In some embodiments said tubular component has a length of aboutlO, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95,100mm.
  • said tubular component has a lumen diameter of at least 50micron.
  • said tubular component has a lumen diameter of between about 50micron to about 150micron. In some embodiments said tubular component has a lumen diameter of about 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140,
  • said tubular component has a length and lumen diameter according to the Hagen-Poiseuille Law to provide controlled resistance to liquid outflow from an anterior chamber of an eye to the extraocular space.
  • said at least one patch component is positioned above said tubular component. In other embodiments said at least one patch component is positioned above and physically attached to said tubular component. In other embodiments said at least one patch component further comprises at least one suturing hole.
  • said at least one patch component has a thickness of less than 100 microns.
  • said at least one patch component has a thickness of between about 10 to about 100 microns. In some embodiments said at least one patch component has a thickness of about 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100 microns.
  • said at least one porous non-degradable polymer is selected from polycarbonate, poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA), Poly(DL-lactide-co-caprolactone, Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) vinyl acetate, Poly(methyl methacrylate), Polypropylene carbonate), Poly(vinylidene fluoride), Polyacrylonitrile, Polycarbomethylsilane, Polylactic acid, Polystyrene, Polyvinylpyrrolidone, poly vinyl alcohol (PVA), polyethylene oxide (PEO), polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), hyaluronic acid (HA), polyhydroxybuyrate and its copolymers, Nylon 11, Cellulose acetate, poly (3 -hydroxy butyric acid-co-3- hydroxyvaleric acid), poly(DL-lactide), polycaprolactone, and poly(L-lactide) or any combination thereof.
  • PLLA poly-L-lactic acid
  • porous non-degradable polymer is non-woven.
  • porous non-degradable polymer comprises nanofibers.
  • said porous non-degradable polymer is electrospun.
  • Electrospun fibers are typically several orders in magnitude smaller than those produced using conventional spinning techniques.
  • parameters such as: i) the intrinsic properties of the solution including the polarity and surface tension of the solvent, the molecular weight and conformation of the polymer chain, and the viscosity, elasticity, and electrical conductivity of the solution; and ii) the operational conditions such as the strength of electric field, the distance between spinneret and collector, and the feeding rate of the solution, electrospinning is capable of generating fibers as thin as tens of nanometers in diameter.
  • Additional parameters that affect the properties of electrospun fiber include the molecular weight, molecular-weight distribution and structure (branched, linear etc.) of the polymer, solution properties (viscosity, conductivity and surface tension), electric potential, flow rate and concentration, distance between the capillary and collection screen, ambient parameters (temperature, humidity and air velocity in the chamber), motion of target screen (collector) and so forth.
  • Fabrication of highly porous fibers may be achieved by electrospinning the jet directly into a cryogenic liquid. Well-defined pores developed on the surface of each fiber as a result of temperature -induced phase separation between the polymer and the solvent and the evaporation of solvent under a freeze-drying condition.
  • electrospun fibers can be aligned into a uniaxial array by replacing the single-piece collector with a pair of conductive substrates separated by a void gap.
  • the nanofibers tend to be stretched across the gap oriented perpendicular to the edges of the electrodes.
  • the paired electrodes could be patterned on an insulating substrate such as quartz or polystyrene so the uniaxially aligned fibers could be stacked layer-by-layer into a 3D lattice.
  • Electrospun nanofibers could also be directly deposited on various objects to obtain nanofiber-based constructs with well-defined and controllable shapes.
  • the present invention relates to any eletro spinning technique known in the art, which includes Electrospinning, J. Stanger, N. Tucker, and M. Staiger, I-Smithers Rapra publishing (UK), An Introduction to Electrospinning and Nanofibers, S. Ramakrishna , K. Fujihara, W-E Teo, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd (Jun 2005), Electrospinning of micro- and nanofibers: fundamentals and applications in separation and filtration processes, Y. Fillatov, A. Budyka, and V. Kirichenko (Trans. D. Letterman), Begell House Inc., New York, USA, 2007, which are all incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
  • Suitable electrospinning techniques are disclosed, e.g., in International Patent Application, Publication Nos. WO 2002/049535, WO 2002/049536, WO 2002/049536, WO 2002/049678, WO 2002/074189, WO 2002/074190, WO 2002/074191, WO 2005/032400 and WO 2005/065578, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. It is to be understood that although the according to the presently preferred embodiment of the invention is described with a particular emphasis to the electrospinning technique, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the electrospinning technique.
  • spinning techniques suitable for the present embodiments include, without limitation, a wet spinning technique, a dry spinning technique, a gel spinning technique, a dispersion spinning technique, a reaction spinning technique or a tack spinning technique.
  • Such and other spinning techniques are known in the art and disclosed, e.g., in U.S. Patent Nos., 3,737,508, 3,950,478, 3,996,321, 4,189,336, 4,402,900, 4,421,707, 4,431,602, 4,557,732, 4,643,657, 4,804,511, 5,002,474, 5,122,329, 5,387,387, 5,667,743, 6,248,273 and 6,252,031 the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
  • said porous non-degradable polymer has pores of less than 5 microns.
  • said porous non-degradable polymer has pores of between about 0.01 microns to about 5 microns. In some embodiments said porous non-degradable polymer has pores of about 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.35, 0.40, 0.45, 0.50, 0.55, 0.60, 0.65, 0.70, 0.75, 0.80, 0.85, 0.90, 0.95, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5 micron.
  • said at least one patch component further comprises at least one pharmaceutical active agent.
  • said at least one patch component further comprises at least one pharmaceutical active agent selected from: an antifibrotic agent, an anticoagulant, an antithrombotic agent, an antibiotic agent, an anti-inflammatory agent, a biodegradable material, a pressure lowering agent, an antiangiogenic agent or any combination thereof.
  • the invention further provides a kit comprising: a tubular component comprising at least one tube; wherein said tubular component has an elongated body having a first end that is positionable at an anterior chamber of the eye and a second end that is positionable at an extraocular space and having an entry point through the Sclera of said eye; wherein said tubular component is configured to provide a fluid path for draining fluid entering the first end of said tubular component from the anterior chamber to the extraocular space via the second end; wherein said tubular component is formed from at least non-porous non-degradable polymer; at least one patch component positionable under the conjunctiva of the eye formed from at least one porous non-degradable polymer; instructions for use of said kit.
  • the invention further provides a method for controlling the liquid outflow from the anterior chamber of the eye and for treating glaucoma comprising: providing a device of the invention as disclosed herein above and below; and implanting said device into the eye of a subject so that said tubular component is passed through the Sclera of said eye through an entry point and wherein said first end of said tubular component is positioned at an anterior chamber of the eye and said second end of said tubular component is positioned at an extraocular space; and positioning said patch component under the conjunctiva of the eye and above said tubular component and over said Sclera entry point.
  • the preset invention provides a surgical method for implanting a device of the invention into the eye of a subject, said method comprising: performing a localized peritomy comprising removing conjunctiva and tenon capsule; creating a trans-scleral tubular channel; in some embodiments said tubular channel is created by means of a sharp cylindrical knife; locating said device into said tubular channel wherein at least one end of said device is directed towards (or located at) the anterior chamber and its opposite end is directed towards (or located at) the extra orbital space; covering the entry point of the sclera of the eye with said patch component and in some embodiments suturing said patch.
  • Figures 1 and 2 show embodiments of an implantable device for controlling liquid outflow from an anterior chamber of an eye of the invention.
  • Figure 1 shows the device (100) comprising a tubular component comprising at least one tube (101) wherein said tubular component has an elongated body having a first end (102) that is positionable at an anterior chamber of the eye and a second end (103) that is positionable at an extraocular space and having an entry point through the sclera of said eye; wherein said tubular component is configured to provide a fluid path for draining fluid entering the first end of said tubular component from the anterior chamber to the extraocular space via the second end; wherein said tubular component is formed from at least non- porous non-degradable polymer; at least one patch component (104) positionable under the conjunctiva of the eye formed from at least one porous non-degradable polymer.
  • Figure 2 shows another view of a device of the invention (200) comprising a tubular component comprising at least one tube (201) wherein said tubular component has an elongated body having a first end (202) that is positionable at an anterior chamber of the eye and a second end (203) that is positionable at an extraocular space and having an entry point through the sclera of said eye; wherein said tubular component is configured to provide a fluid path for draining fluid entering the first end of said tubular component from the anterior chamber to the extraocular space via the second end; wherein said tubular component is formed from at least non-porous non-degradable polymer; at least one patch component (204) positionable under the conjunctiva of the eye formed from at least one porous non-degradable polymer.

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