Laser-assisted epithelial removal
AssigneeWavelight GmbH
InventorsChristof Donitzky, Joerg Klenke
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Abstract
In certain embodiments, a device configured to perform epithelial removal comprises a laser device and a control computer. The laser device can separate the epithelium from the Bowman's layer of an eye using pulsed laser radiation having ultrashort pulses. The laser device includes controllable components that control a focus of the pulsed laser radiation. The control computer controls the controllable components to focus the pulsed laser radiation at one or more epithelial cell layers of the epithelium to photodisrupt at least a portion of the epithelial cell layers.
Claims21
A device configured to perform epithelial removal, the device comprising:
- a laser device configured to separate an epithelium from a Bowman's layer of an eye using pulsed laser radiation having a plurality of ultrashort pulses, the laser device comprising one or more controllable components configured to control a focus of the pulsed laser radiation;
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- a control computer configured to instruct the one or more controllable components to:
- focus the pulsed laser radiation at an epithelial cell layer of the epithelium to photodisrupt at least a portion of the epithelial cell layer.
A method for performing epithelial removal, the method comprising:
- focusing pulsed laser radiation from a laser device at an epithelial cell layer of an epithelium of an eye, the pulsed laser radiation having a plurality of ultrashort pulses;
- photodisrupting at least a portion of the epithelial cell layer;
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- separating the epithelium from a Bowman's layer of the eye.
One or more tangible computer-readable media storing computer code that when executed by a computer is configured to:
- focus pulsed laser radiation from a laser device at an epithelial cell layer of an epithelium of an eye, the pulsed laser radiation having a plurality of ultrashort pulses;
- photodisrupt at least a portion of the epithelial cell layer;
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- separate the epithelium from a Bowman's layer of the eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.