LASER FIDUCIALS FOR AXIS ALIGNMENT IN CATARACT SURGERY
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1. A method of implanting an implantable device in an eye of a patient, the method comprising:
- generating a fiducial on an anatomical structure of the eye; and
placing the implantable device so that a marker of the implantable device is in a positional relationship relative to the fiducial.
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Abstract
A fiducial is generated on an internal anatomical structure of the eye of a patient with a surgical laser. A tonic artificial intraocular lens (IOL) is positioned so that a marker of the tonic IOL is in a predetermined positional relationship relative to the fiducial. This positioning aligns the tonic IOL with the astigmatic or other axis of the eye. The toric IOL is then implanted in the eye of the patient with high accuracy.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of implanting an implantable device in an eye of a patient, the method comprising:
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generating a fiducial on an anatomical structure of the eye; and placing the implantable device so that a marker of the implantable device is in a positional relationship relative to the fiducial. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
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a laser to generate a laser beam; a scanner to scan the laser beam; a processor operatively coupled to the laser and the scanner, wherein the processor comprises a tangible medium configured with instructions to perform any one or more of the steps of the above method claims.
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30. An apparatus for implanting an implantable device in an eye of the patient, the apparatus comprising:
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a laser to generate a laser beam; a scanner to scan the laser beam onto the eye of a patient to generate a fiducial on an anatomical structure of the eye; and a patient interface to couple to the eye with suction. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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