Closed loop control for intrastromal wavefront-guided ablation

Details Closed loop control for intrastromal wavefront-guided ablation Closed loop control for intrastromal wavefront-guided ablation

2005-05-03

2005-05-03

Farah, A. (Department: 3739)

Surgery

Instruments

Light application

C606S004000, C606S010000, C606S011000, C606S012000, C351S212000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06887232

ABSTRACT:
A closed-loop control system for the intrastromal photoablation of tissue includes an active mirror for individually directing the component beams of a diagnostic laser beam to a focal point on the retina of an eye. The reflected beam is analyzed to identify a distorted wavefront indicative of required corneal corrections, and an induced wavefront indicative of optical aberrations introduced by bubbles formed during tissue ablation. A comparator alters the induced wavefront with a desired wavefront to create a rectified wavefront, and a comparator compares the rectified wavefront with the distorted wavefront to create error signals. The error signals are then used to operate the active mirror and to control an ablation laser until the absence of error signals indicate the required stromal tissue has been photoablated.

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