Patent ID: 8382745
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A system for providing laser shot patterns to an eye, the system comprising: a therapeutic laser for producing a laser beam; optics for receiving the laser beam and directing the laser beam to an eye so that: 1) a laser shot pattern for performing a capsulotomy is generated, 2) a laser shot pattern for sectioning a lens of an eye is generated; and 3) a laser shot pattern for providing a sub-Bowman's membrane arcuate cut in a cornea of the eye, wherein the laser system provides the sub-Bowman's membrane arcuate cut in a manner that does not disrupt Bowman's membrane of the eye and reduces astigmatism of the eye; and wherein the sub-Bowman's membrane arcuate pattern is oriented along a steep axis so as to be intersected by the steep axis.