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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2016
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Stefan Schmid, Neuendettelsau, DE;
Michael Wittnebel, Hirschaid, DE;
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a system for femtosecond ophthalmic surgery in which a measuring device and a camera generate data that is processed and used to create an enhanced pictorial representation based on the actual positions of the suction ring and the eye. The pictorial representation may include a graphic relating to ophthalmic surgery, such as for a flap or an incision. The disclosure further provides a method for docking a suction ring in femtosecond laser ophthalmic surgery, which includes observing and generating data relating to the position of the suction ring, generating data relating to a pictorial representation of the suction ring and the eye, processing the data relating to the observed position and the pictorial representation to generate an enhanced pictorial representation, and presenting it during surgery. The pictorial representation may include a graphic relating to ophthalmic surgery, such as for a flap or an incision.