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US 8,216,213 · App. 10/100,231 · Granted Jul 10, 2012

Application of blend zones, depth reduction, and transition zones to ablation shapes

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Patent No.
US 8,216,213
App. No.
10/100,231
Granted
Jul 10, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods, devices, and systems for reprofiling a surface of a cornea of an eye ablate a portion of the cornea to create an ablation zone with an optically correct central optical zone disposed in a central portion of the cornea, and a blend zone disposed peripherally to the central optical zone and at least partially within an optical zone of the eye. The blend zone can have an optical power that gradually diminishes with increasing radius from the central optical zone.

Claims (3)

1. A method for reprofiling a surface of a cornea of an eye, the method comprising ablating a portion of the cornea to create an ablation zone, the ablation zone comprising:

(a) an optically correct central optical zone disposed in a central portion of the cornea, and

(b) a blend zone disposed peripherally to the central optical zone and at least partially within an optical zone of the eye, the blend zone having an optical power that continuously diminishes as an essentially linear function of increasing radius from the central optical zone.

Assignments (1)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2009
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: AMO MANUFACTURING USA, LLC; FORMERLY VISX, INCORPORATED
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