Apparatus and method for surgically performing a filtering operation on an eye for glaucoma

An apparatus for surgically performing a filtering operation on an eye for glaucoma comprising:

• a base positionable on the eye;
• a jig supported on said base, said jig having an arm extending above said base, said arm terminating in a T-shaped slot;
• and
• means for surgically performing said filtering operation, said surgical performing means comprising:
• a) a carriage device having a T-shaped flange slideably mounted within said T-shape slot located in said arm;
• b) a hollow elongate cylindrical housing fixedly mounted to said carriage device;
• c) a laser fiberoptic and fiberoptic supported internally of said hollow cylindrical housing along a horizontal plane;
• and
• d) a blade extending externally from said hollow cylindrical housing along said horizontal plane, said blade comprising an arcuate profile for supporting a section of the eye during dissection of the eye by said blade;
• wherein said jig has an arcuate cut-out corresponding to said blade profile receiving said dissected section of the eye.