Customized laser epithelial ablation systems and methods

A system to treat a region of a cornea of an eye, the region comprising

• an epithelial layer disposed over a stromal layer, the system comprising:
• a device to measure a thickness of the epithelial layer;
• a laser to generate a laser beam of an ablative radiation;
• a movable scan component coupled to the laser to scan the laser beam over the region;
• and
• a processor system coupled to the laser and the movable scan component, the processor system comprising a tangible medium configured to arrange pulses of laser beam to ablate the epithelial layer of the region in response to the epithelial thickness.

A system to treat a region of a cornea of an eye, the region comprising

• an epithelial layer disposed over a stromal layer, the system comprising:
• a device to map a thickness of the epithelial layer over the region of the cornea to generate a map of epithelial thickness over the region;
• a laser to generate a laser beam of an ablative radiation;
• a movable scan component coupled to the laser to scan the laser beam over the region;
• and
• a processor system coupled to the laser and the movable scan component, the processor system comprising a tangible medium configured to arrange pulses of laser beam to ablate the epithelial layer of the region in response to the map of epithelial thickness.