Patent ID: 7766903

Claim:
A system for laser treatment of the retina of an eye of a patient, the system comprising: a. an alignment source producing an alignment beam; b. a treatment source producing a treatment beam; c. one or more scanning elements configured to direct the alignment beam and treatment beam to various positions on a retina of a patient; and d. a processor operatively coupled to the one or more scanning elements, the processor configured to controllably shutter the alignment and treatment beams and operate the one or more scanning elements to: 1) project a visible alignment pattern comprising a plurality of separate alignment spots onto said retina, the alignment pattern produced through sequential directing of the alignment beam to each of the spots with the one or more scanning elements; and 2) deliver, responsive to an input from an operator and within a time period of about one second, sequential doses of laser energy to at least two separate treatment locations on said retina which are substantially co-located with at least two of the separate alignment spots.