Patent ID: 6984227

Claim:
A laser system for sculpting a region of a cornea to effect a predetermined change in shape, the system comprising: a laser for generating a first laser beam suitable for ablation of the cornea; an optical element optically coupled to the first laser beam, the optical element separating the first laser beam into a plurality of laser beams; and an optical train optically coupled to the beams so as to direct the plurality of optical beams simultaneously toward differing areas of the cornea, the differing areas defining an ablation pattern; a controller coupled with the laser, optical element and/or optical train capable of providing signals which effect movement of the beams in unison while maintaining a fixed relationship between the differing areas of the ablation pattern, and wherein the controller is capable of providing signals which effect translation of the beams in unison across the cornea while maintaining a fixed relationship between the differing areas of the ablation pattern; and a temporal integrator for rotating the first beam to effect rotation of the beams upon receipt of the signals.