Eye docking for laser eye surgery

A method, comprising:

• sensing at least one of (1) a distance between a surface of a gantry and a surface of a docking receptacle which is attached resiliently to the gantry by one or more connectors, and (2) a change in the distance between the surface of the gantry and the surface of the docking receptacle, and in response thereto outputting at least one sensing signal, wherein the docking receptacle is removably attached to an eye docking assembly which is attached to an eye;
• passing a laser beam from a laser source through a lens assembly which is attached to an adjustable table which is attached to the gantry and which adjustable table is configured to move the lens assembly in three mutually orthogonal directions with respect to the eye;
• the adjustable table moving the lens assembly in the three mutually orthogonal directions relative to the eye so as to direct the laser beam to one or more target areas of the eye to perform a laser surgery on the eye;
• and
• controlling movement of the adjustable table in response to the at least one sensing signal to maintain focus of the laser beam at a desired depth of the eye.

A system, comprising:

• a gantry configured to be attached to a structural frame;
• a docking receptacle configured to be removably attached to an eye docking assembly which is attached to an eye;
• an adjustable table attached to the gantry;
• a lens assembly attached to the adjustable table, wherein the adjustable table is configured to move the lens assembly relative to the eye;
• one or more connectors configured to attach the docking receptacle to the gantry, at least one of the connectors being configured to dynamically adjust a distance between a surface of the gantry and a surface of the docking receptacle;
• and
• a controller configured to maintain a target distance between the lens assembly and a reference area of the eye docking assembly.