Optical guide and method for use in corrective laser eye surgery

Details Optical guide and method for use in corrective laser eye surgery Optical guide and method for use in corrective laser eye surgery

1996-04-26

1998-09-15

Nasser, Robert L.

Surgery

Instruments

Light application

606 4, 606166, A61M 3500

Patent

active

058073809

ABSTRACT:
An optical guide dispenses laser light that is incident outside a selected region during laser eye surgery. The guide is formed as a body with a passageway of selected geometrical cross-section that defines a mininmum optical opening. The body has a material which circumferentially surrounds the passageway that is effective to dispense laser light incident thereto such that the energy thereof is dissipated to a level that will not affect eye tissue. A handle may optionally be provided to facilitate manipulation of the body. The passageway is preferably frustoconical. An optical system incorporates the optical guide and includes a mount that is to be placed in contact with the eye. The optical guide is secured to the mount, such as by cooperative rails and protrusions. A method is described to perform laser eye surgery using such optical guide and directing laser light along an optical path parallel to the central axis of the passageway. The laser light beam is then moved to follow a pathway that surrounds a central point. The diameter of the beam may be varied.

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