Laser capsulovitreotomy

A system for performing laser-assisted surgery on an eye having a lens capsule, an anterior hyaloid surface, and a Berger's space between a posterior portion of the lens capsule and the anterior hyaloid surface, the system comprising:

• a laser source configured to produce a treatment beam comprising a plurality of laser pulses;
• an integrated optical system comprising an imaging assembly operatively coupled to a treatment laser delivery assembly such that they share at least one common optical element, the integrated optical system being configured to acquire image information pertinent to one or more targeted tissue structures and direct the treatment beam in a three-dimensional pattern to cause breakdown in at least one of the targeted tissue structures;
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• a controller operatively coupled with the laser source and the integrated optical system, the controller being configured to control the system to form a plurality of bubbles within the Berger's space to increase separation between the posterior portion of the lens capsule and the anterior hyaloid surface.