Scleral lens with attached tube

Claim 1

Means for scientifically supervised use when the user is called upon to administer a manually controlled but a constant instillation of an antibiotic, chemotherapeutic agent, steroid or a like medicated solution to and for confining the same to the corneal area of a patient''s eyeball comprising: a one piece precision-molded cup-like eye shield designed and adapted to be conformingly fitted upon exterior surface portions of a patient''s eyeball between said surface and the coacting eyelids, said shield embodying a centralized concavo-convex lens which is registrable with and is adapted to conformingly span the cornea of the eyeball, and also embodying an annular concave rim portion marginally encompassing said lens and adapted to conformingly overlie the sclera of said eyeball, a prescribed length of flexible tubing having one end communicatively connected to an intake orifice provided in a predetermined portion of said shield and its opposite end free for coordinating communication with a discharge end of a second length of tubing which is adapted to supply a medicated solution from a suitable source of supply, said free end being provided with an adapter, said adapter comprising a rigid hollow needle-like stem open at its ends, one open end being fitted communicatively into the bore of said free end, the other open end having a communicating socket member, said socket member being designed and adapted to receive the aforementioned discharge end.