Method for testing a laser device

1. A method for testing a laser device configured to emit pulsed, focused laser radiation, the method comprising the following:

providing an eye body having a pattern that includes a pupil or an iris structure;

arranging an irradiation test object above the pattern, the irradiation test object being separate from the eye body and comprising a material that is modifiable by the laser radiation of the laser device;

applying the laser radiation of the laser device to the irradiation test object according to a predefined application profile, so that a material modification corresponding to the application profile is generated in the irradiation test object.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the irradiation test object has a shell-shaped design, and

the irradiation test object is situated with its concave shell bottom side facing the pattern.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the material modification includes removal of material from the top side of the irradiation test object.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the irradiation test object is a hard shell.

5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the irradiation test object is a soft shell.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the irradiation test object is dimensioned in such a way that it completely covers the pattern.

7. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the irradiation test object has a shell diameter of between approximately 8 mm and approximately 16 mm.

8. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the irradiation test object is placed on the eye body with a space between the shell bottom side and the pattern.

9. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the irradiation test object is situated on the eye body without a space between the shell bottom side and the pattern.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the eye body is an artificial eye body with a pattern that simulates the pupil or the iris structure.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein:

the eye body has a flattened area in the region of the pattern, and

the irradiation test object is situated above the flattened area.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the irradiation test object is a solid body, and

the material modification includes a discoloration or a removal of material of the irradiation test object.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the irradiation test object is made of a plastic material.

14. The method according to claim 1 , wherein:

the material of the irradiation test object includes a liquid material that is solidifiable by the applied laser radiation, and

the material modification includes a solidification of material of the irradiation test object.

15. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

computing a patient-specific corneal ablation profile based on diagnostic data of a real eye; and

wherein the step of applying the laser radiation of the laser device comprises using the ablation profile or a profile derived therefrom as an application profile to apply the laser radiation.

16. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the irradiation test object is permeable at least to light in the infrared wavelength range.

17. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

recording a plurality of images of at least of a portion of the pattern of the eye body through the irradiation test object using an infrared camera; and

determining a position of an eye reference feature based on the recorded images,

wherein the step of applying the laser radiation of the laser device comprises applying the laser radiation as a function of the determined position of the eye reference feature.