Patent ID: 9393155
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A system for controlling postoperative shrinkage of a capsular bag of an eye to establish a proper optical alignment for a prosthetic Intraocular Lens (IOL) in the capsular bag, the system comprising: a laser unit for generating a laser beam; a detector for creating an image of the prosthetic IOL and the capsular bag when the prosthetic IOL is postoperatively positioned inside the capsular bag, wherein the prosthetic IOL defines a prosthetic IOL axis; and a computer connected to the laser unit, and to the detector, for evaluating the image to determine an alignment difference between the prosthetic IOL axis and a predefined axis of the eye, and for guiding the laser unit to alter selected tissue in the eye to influence shrinkage of the capsular bag to minimize the alignment difference and establish a proper alignment of the prosthetic IOL axis with the predefined axis of the eye.