Patent ID: 6347244
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A process for targeted application of therapy radiation in the treatment of diseased areas in the eye by means of a therapy beam which is directed into the eye through an applicator, comprising the steps of:producing an image of the fundus of the eye to be treated for determining parameters characterizing the diseased area; deriving parameters characterizing the shape and/or size of the area to be irradiated and controlling variables from this fundus image and further processing them by a computer; controlling a control device by said parameters and controlling variables; adjusting or displacing an actuating arrangement by said control device corresponding to the shape and/or size of the area to be irradiated; and changing the shape and/or size of the cross section or changing the direction of the therapy laser beam by said actuating arrangement in a plurality of coordinates, the actuating arrangement being arranged in the beam path of the therapy beam.