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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2011
Larry N. Thibos, Bloomington, IN (US);
Xin Wei, Houston, TX (US);
Larry N. Thibos, Bloomington, IN (US);
Xin Wei, Houston, TX (US);
Indiana University Research & Technology Corporation, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
Ophthalmic apparatuses, systems and methods are disclosed. One embodiment is an ophthalmic scanning apparatus including a laser operable to emit a laser beam, a scanning mirror operable to scan the laser beam over at least a +/−15 degree scan, and a lens system operable to receive the laser beam from the scanning mirror and direct the laser beam to a spot on an image plane. The spot has a root mean square radius of less than about 3.8 microns over the +/−15 degree scan. Further embodiments include methods of modeling and determining corrective prescriptions for patient's eyes. Additional embodiments are described herein.