Surgery – Instruments – Light application
Patent
1992-05-08
1994-08-02
Shay, David M.
Surgery
Instruments
Light application
606 3, 606 13, 606 16, 606 17, 607 88, 607 89, A61N 506
Patent
active
053341902
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for correction of optical defects in vision, employing an infrared radiation source and a focusing element, for changing the curvature of the eye by application of focused infrared radiation into the collagenous tissue of the cornea in a controlled manner.
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