Method to Guide a Cataract Procedure by Corneal Imaging
First Claim
1. A method of performing a cataract procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
- imaging one or more corneal marks, created by a corneal procedure;
determining corneal location information regarding a location of a treatment region of the corneal procedure based on the imaged corneal marks; and
placing laser pulses for a cataract surgery using the corneal location information.
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Abstract
A method of performing a cataract procedure may include the steps of: imaging one or more corneal marks created by a corneal procedure, determining corneal location information regarding a location of a treatment region of the corneal procedure based on the imaged corneal marks, and placing laser pulses for a cataract surgery using the corneal location information. A corresponding ophthalmic laser system may include an imaging system to image a corneal region of an eye, an image analyzer to facilitate a determination of corneal location information based on one or more image provided by the imaging system, and a surgical laser system to place laser pulses into a lens of the eye using the corneal location information. The imaging system may include an ophthalmic coherence tomographic (OCT) system.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of performing a cataract procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
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imaging one or more corneal marks, created by a corneal procedure; determining corneal location information regarding a location of a treatment region of the corneal procedure based on the imaged corneal marks; and placing laser pulses for a cataract surgery using the corneal location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An ophthalmic laser system, comprising:
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an imaging system, configured to image a corneal region of an eye; an image analyzer configured to facilitate a determination of corneal location information based on one or more image provided by the imaging system; and a surgical laser system, configured to place laser pulses into a lens of the eye using the corneal location information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of performing a cataract procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
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imaging a portion of a cornea before and after a corneal procedure; determining corneal shape-change information by comparing pre-procedure images with post-procedure images of a treatment region of the corneal procedure; and placing laser pulses for cataract surgery using the corneal shape-change information. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. An ophthalmic laser system, comprising:
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an imaging system, configured to image a corneal region of an eye before and after a corneal procedure; an image analyzer, configured to facilitate a determination of a corneal shape-change information based on one or more images provided by the imaging system before and after the corneal procedure; and a surgical laser system, configured to place laser pulses into a lens of the eye using the determined corneal shape-change information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of performing an integrated ophthalmic procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
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imaging a portion of a cornea before a corneal procedure; performing a corneal LASIK procedure; determining corneal shape-change information by comparing pre-procedure images with post-procedure images of a treatment region of the corneal LASIK procedure; placing laser pulses for cataract surgery using the corneal shape-change information; selecting an intra-ocular lens based on the corneal shape-change information; and inserting the selected intra-ocular lens into a capsular bag of the eye.
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