Methods and systems for laser scan location verification and laser surgical systems with laser scan location verification

A method of verifying the calibration of a laser eye surgical system, comprising:

• imaging at least a portion of a calibration apparatus having at least one emissive surface, the resulting image comprising a predetermined location for a laser scan;
• identifying the predetermined location in the image, thereby establishing an expected scan location of the laser scan in the image;
• performing the laser scan of the calibration apparatus by scanning a focal point of the laser beam in a scanned area;
• detecting a luminescence from the scanned area and identifying an actual scanned location within the image based on the detected luminescence;
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• determining whether the laser surgical system is calibrated based on a difference between the actual scanned location and expected scan location.