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Method of treating the human eye with a wavefront sensor-based ophthalmic instrument

  • US 6,609,794 B2
  • Filed: 06/05/2001
  • Issued: 08/26/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for treating an eye of a human patient, comprising the steps of:

  • providing an ophthalmic instrument having an optical axis and an integral wavefront sensor disposed along said optical axis;

    aligning said optical axis with said eye;

    illuminating the eye with light produced from a light source and enabling said wavefront sensor to perform wavefront sensing operations that measure high order aberrations of said eye;

    displaying a graphical representation of said high order aberrations of said eye measured by said wavefront sensor; and

    treating said eye to correct for said high order aberrations of said eye;

    wherein said graphical representation comprises coefficients corresponding to pre-specified terms that characterize aberrations of said eye; and

    wherein said graphical representation further comprises predefined two-dimensional icons that provide a general graphical depiction of said pre-specified terms.

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