SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AFFECTING THE BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE

1 . A device for delivering ablative medical treatments to improve biomechanics comprising:

a laser for generating a beam of laser radiation used in ablative medical treatments to improve biomechanics;

a housing;

a controller within the housing, in communication with the laser and operable to control dosimetry of the beam of laser radiation in application to a target material;

a lens operable to focus the beam of laser radiation onto a target material; and

a power source operable to provide power to the laser and controller.

2 . The device for delivering ablative medical treatments to improve biomechanics of claim 1 , further comprising:

a scanner operable to monitor a position of the laser during the medical treatment and send position information to a processor;

the processor operable to receive and use the position information to calculate whether a treatment location has moved;

the processor operable to reconfigure the position of the laser if the treatment location has moved; and

the processor operable to stop the medical treatment if the treatment location has moved a distance greater than a preselected threshold distance.

3 . The device for delivering ablative medical treatments to improve biomechanics of claim 1 , further comprising:

a scanner operable to monitor a depth of an ablation during the medical treatment and send depth information to a processor;

the processor operable to receive and use the depth information to calculate whether a treatment depth has reached a threshold;

the processor operable to allow continuation of the medical procedure if the treatment depth has not reached the threshold; and

the processor operable to stop the medical treatment if the treatment depth has reached or exceeded the threshold.

4 . The device for delivery ablative medical treatments to improve biomechanics of claim 1 , wherein the laser further comprises a flash lamp, a high powered diode, and an optical pump.

5 . A method of delivering ablative medical treatments to improve biomechanics comprising:

using a laser to generate a treatment beam in a treatment to improve biomechanics;

wherein a controller, in electrical communication with the laser, is used to control dosimetry of the treatment beam in application to a target material;

wherein a lens is used to focus the treatment beam onto the target material; and

wherein a power source is used to provide power to the laser and the controller.

6 . The method of delivering ablative medical treatments to improve biomechanics of claim 5 , further comprising:

using a scanner to monitor a position of the treatment beam during the treatment and send position information to a processor;

wherein the processor receives and uses the position information to calculate whether a treatment location has moved;

wherein the processor reconfigures the position of the treatment beam if the treatment location has moved; and

wherein the processor halts the medical treatment if the treatment location has moved a distance greater than a preselected threshold distance.

7 . The method of delivering ablative medical treatments to improve biomechanics of claim 5 , further comprising:

using a scanner to monitor a depth of an ablation during the treatment and sending depth information to a processor;

wherein the processor receives and uses the depth information to calculate whether a treatment depth has reached a threshold;

wherein the processor allows continuation of the procedure if the treatment depth has not reached the threshold; and

wherein the processor halts the treatment if the treatment depth has reached or exceeded the threshold.

8 . The method of delivering ablative medical treatments to improve biomechanics of claim 5 , wherein using a laser further comprises using a flash lamp, a high powered diode, and an optical pump.

9 . A system of ablating biological tissue to improve biomechanics comprising:

performing an ablating procedure on a biological tissue in a pattern while monitoring the ablating procedure.

10 . The system of ablating biological tissue to improve biomechanics of claim 9 , wherein the ablating procedure is performed using a laser.

11 . The system of ablating biological tissue to improve biomechanics of claim 9 , wherein monitoring the ablating procedure is performed using OCT (optical coherence tomography).

12 . The system of ablating biological tissue to improve biomechanics of claim 11 , wherein using OCT further comprises monitoring a depth of ablation.

13 . The system of ablating biological tissue to improve biomechanics of claim 11 , wherein the pattern further comprises a golden spiral.

14 . The system of ablating biological tissue to improve biomechanics of claim 9 , wherein monitoring the ablating procedure uses feature identification and positional tracking.

15 . The system of ablating biological tissue to improve biomechanics of claim 9 , wherein the biological tissue is scleral tissue.

16 . The system of ablating biological tissue to improve biomechanics of claim 9 , wherein improving biomechanics includes improving corneal accommodation.