US Patent Issued to PHI BIOMED, POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION on Sept. 2 for "System for corneal cross-linking and correcting vision by using LED contact lens and eye dye" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,403,326, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to PHI BIOMED INC. (Seoul, South Korea) and POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea).

"System for corneal cross-linking and correcting vision by using LED contact lens and eye dye" was invented by Sei Kwang Hahn (Seoul, South Korea), Sang Baie Shin (Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea) and Jong Hwan Mun (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a system for corneal crosslinking of injured corneas, treating keratoconus, or correcting vision, the system comprising: a hyaluronic acid-dye conjugate; and a contact lens including an LED ligh...