System for Ophthalmic Laser Surgery

System for ophthalmic laser surgery, comprising:

• a source of pulsed laser radiation with radiation parameters matched to the making of an incision in an ocular tissue, particularly in the cornea;
• a scanner for deflecting the laser radiation;
• an electronic control unit which has been set up to control the scanner in accordance with a predetermined incision geometry;
• and
• a modulator unit for modulating the laser pulses emitted from the source, the electronic control unit configured to control the modulator unit in accordance with a beam-deflection pattern established for the incision geometry in such a manner that in predetermined parts of the beam-deflection pattern at least some of the laser pulses have a reduced pulse energy or are suppressed.

A system for ophthalmic laser surgery on ocular tissue, the system comprising:

• a source of pulsed laser radiation for making an incision in ocular tissue;
• the source generating a plurality of laser pulses;
• a modulator unit for modulating the plurality of laser pulses;
• a scanner for deflecting the plurality of laser pulses;
• and
• an electronic control unit electrically connected to said scanner and electrically connected to said modulator unit, the electronic control unit generating a scanner control signal to control the scanner through at least a first predetermined deflection pattern having a first portion and a second portion, and the electronic control unit generating a first modulator control signal to control pulse energy of the laser pulse within said first portion and a second modulator control signal to control pulse energy of the laser pulse within said second portion, wherein the pulse energy in the second portion is less than the pulse energy in the first portion.