Compositions, methods and apparatus for correcting refractive errors of the eye are disclosed. Accelerated reshaping of the corneal tissue is accomplished by administering enzyme or enzyme inhibitory agents to the eye. After temporarily softening the cornea a rigid contact lens having a concave curvature is fitted. This corrects a refractive error. A softened cornea rapidly reshapes its convex curvature to the concave curvature of the contact lens or series of lenses, thereby rendering the eye emmetropic. Enzymes and/or other agents dissipate from the cornea, and the cornea "hardens" to retain the new emmetropic shape. After "hardening" has occurred, the lens rendering the eye emmetropic is removed.
本文公开了用于矫正眼睛屈光不正的组合物、方法和设备。通过向眼睛注射酶或酶
抑制剂,可加速角膜组织的重塑。在暂时软化角膜后,安装具有凹弧度的硬性隐形眼镜。这样就能矫正屈光不正。软化的角膜会迅速重塑其凸面弧度,使之与隐形眼镜或一系列镜片的凹面弧度相吻合,从而使眼睛变得偏光。酵素和/或其他物质从角膜上消散,角膜 "硬化 "以保持新的偏光形状。在 "硬化 "发生后,摘下使眼睛呈现半球形的镜片。