System and apparatus for treating the lens of an eye

A system for delivering a laser beam to a lens of an eye, the system comprising:

• a laser for producing a laser beam;
• a scanner;
• a focusing optic;
• a means for determining a position of the lens;
• a means to provide a 3-dimensional image of the lens of the eye;
• and,
• a control system configured to:
• direct the laser beam in the lens of the eye in a pattern of shots, the pattern of shots based in part upon a mathematical modeled geometry of a natural human lens;
• and,
• direct the pattern of shots in the lens of the eye based in part upon information provided by the determining means;
• wherein the means for determining the position of the lens comprises a range determination system.

A system for delivering a laser beam to a lens of an eye, the system comprising:

• a laser for producing a laser beam;
• a scanner;
• a focusing optic;
• a means for determining a position of the lens;
• a means to provide a 3-dimensional image of the lens of the eye;
• and,
• a control system configured to:
• direct the laser beam in the lens of the eye in a pattern of shots, the pattern of shots based in part upon a mathematical modeled geometry of a natural human lens;
• and,
• direct the pattern of shots in the lens of the eye based in part upon information provided by the determining means;
• wherein the means for determining the position of the lens is configured to provide data to the control system, wherein the data forms at least in part, a basis to prevent the pattern of shots from being directed to a posterior surface of the lens.