Systems and methods for treating an opacity in an eye

A device for treating an opacity within an eye, the device comprising:

• a light system configured to generate and direct a first and
• second aiming beams such as to converge at the focal plane location of an opacity within the eye wherein, the first and second aiming beams cross each other to form respective first and second spots on the retina of the eye at a distance spaced from one another,
• a laser system configured to irradiate the opacity with a laser treatment beam to destroy and remove the opacity, the laser treatment beam trajectory being defined by trajectories of the first and second aiming beams,
• a camera configured to acquire image data of the eye, the image data comprising data indicative of trajectories of the first and second aiming beams within the eye;
• and
• a controller, when activated, is configured to:
• activate the light system;
• activate the camera;
• receive image data from the camera;
• process the image data;
• and
• output data indicative of opacity treatment recommendation based on the processed input data.

A method for using in treatment of an opacity within an eye, the method comprising:

• receiving input data, the input data comprising image data of the eye being indicative of a convergence spot of first and second aiming beams entering the eye and converging at a focal plane location of an opacity within the eye wherein, the first and second aiming beams cross each other to form first and second spots on the retina by respectively the first and second aiming beams at a distance spaced from one another;
• processing the input data, the processing comprises:
• processing the image data and determining an inter-spot distance between the first and second spots formed on the retina;
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• utilizing the inter-spot distance and a model of the eye and determining a first distance between the opacity and the retina and a second distance between the opacity and the crystalline lens of the eye;
• and
• generating output data indicative of opacity treatment recommendation based on the first and second distances.