An ocular implant adapted to reside at least partially in a portion of
Schlemm's canal of an eye. In some embodiments the implant has a body
extending in a curved volume whose longitudinal axis forms an arc of a
circle, and a plurality of open areas and strut areas formed in the body,
the open areas extending over more than 50% of a surface defining the
curved volume, the strut areas surrounding the open areas, the body
having a diameter of between 0.005 inches and 0.04 inches. The invention
also provides a method of treating glaucoma including the steps of
supporting tissue forming Schlemm's canal in an eye with an implant
extending at least partially in the canal along an axial length within
the canal; and contacting with the implant less than 50% of the tissue
forming the canal along the axial length.