Method and device for optical ophthalmic therapy

An optical scanning system for performing therapy on trabecular meshwork of a patient's eye, comprising:

• a light source for producing a beam of light;
• a scanning device that includes at least one movable optical element for moving the beam of light to produce a pattern of the light beam;
• and
• a controller for controlling the scanning device to create the light beam pattern in response to a user command from an input device;
• at least one lens for focusing the pattern of the light beam from the scanning device in a telecentric manner;
• and
• an ophthalmic lens assembly for placement over a patient's eye and including a reflective optical element for reflecting the light pattern from the at least one lens onto the trabecular meshwork of the patient's eye;
• wherein the at least one lens is configured such that the telecentric focusing of the pattern is parallel to an optical axis of the ophthalmic lens assembly before reaching the ophthalmic lens assembly.

A method of performing therapy on trabecular meshwork of a patient's eye, comprising:

• placing an ophthalmic lens assembly over the patient's eye, wherein the ophthalmic lens assembly includes a reflective optical element;
• producing a beam of light;
• moving the beam of light to produce a pattern of the light beam using a scanning device that includes at least one movable optical element and is under the control of a controller;
• focusing the pattern of the light beam in a telecentric manner parallel to an optical axis of the eye using at least one lens;
• and
• reflecting the telecentrically focused light pattern off of the reflective optical element and onto the trabecular meshwork of the patient's eye.