WO2003041609A3 - System and method for perfoming optical corrective procedure with real-time feedback - Google Patents

System and method for perfoming optical corrective procedure with real-time feedback Download PDF

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WO2003041609A3
WO2003041609A3 PCT/US2002/035076 US0235076W WO03041609A3 WO 2003041609 A3 WO2003041609 A3 WO 2003041609A3 US 0235076 W US0235076 W US 0235076W WO 03041609 A3 WO03041609 A3 WO 03041609A3
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Satish Herekar
Richard James Copland
Davis Neal
Daniel R Neal
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Satish Herekar
Richard James Copland
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A real-time refractory control system includes a laser refractive surgery instrument (100) for modifying the refraction of the eye, an objective diagnostic apparatus (110) for measuring the refraction and aberrations of the eye, and an aperture-sharing element (120) to inject a refractive surgery beam and a monitoring diagnostic beam. An associated method of adjusting a refraction of an eye, includes: performing a procedure to modify the refraction of the eye; while the procedure is being performed, measuring the refraction an/or an aberration of the eye; and terminating the procedure when a change in the measured refraction and/or the measured aberration reaches a desired value.
PCT/US2002/035076 2000-10-20 2002-11-01 System and method for perfoming optical corrective procedure with real-time feedback WO2003041609A2 (en)

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