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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rudolph W. Frey, Orlando, FL (US);
James H. Burkhalter, Orlando, FL (US);
Gary P. Gray, Orlando, FL (US);
Neil Zepkin, Casselberry, FL (US);
George Richard Downes, Jr., Orlando, FL (US);
John E. McWhirter, Orlando, FL (US);
Assignee:
Alcon, Inc., Hunenberg, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 ;
Abstract
An ophthalmic laser system includes a laser beam delivery system and an eye tracker responsive to movement of the eye operable with a laser beam delivery system for ablating corneal material of the eye through placement of laser beam shot on a selected area of the cornea of the eye. The shots are fired in a sequence and pattern such that no laser shots are fired at consecutive locations and no consecutive shots overlap. The pattern is moved in response to the movement of the eye.