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Granted Patent B2
US 10,857,032 · App. 15/949,885 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

Systems and methods for corneal laser ablation

Inventor: Manoj Motwani (San Diego, CA)
A61F9/00806A61B3/102A61B3/1005A61B3/107A61B3/14A61F2009/00872A61F2009/00882
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Patent No.
US 10,857,032
App. No.
15/949,885
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems and methods for corneal laser ablation for primary vision correction include topographic guided ablation. A laser ablation pattern for removal of astigmatism is derived at least in part from corneal topographic data rather than manifest astigmatism. Laser ablation patterns for treatment of high order aberrations of the cornea may also be based on corneal topographic data. Spherical corrections may be based on manifest refraction, eye models, or wavefront aberrometry.

Claims (38)

1. A corneal laser ablation system comprising:

a corneal topography measuring instrument;

a laser system configured to emit pulsed laser light at one or more wavelengths and configured to control the parameters of laser emission such that the laser output is suitable for controlled ablation of an anterior corneal surface;

wherein the laser system is configured to control the laser output to ablate at least some high order aberrations from the anterior corneal surface in accordance with topographical measurements of the anterior corneal surface made with the corneal topography measuring instrument;

wherein the laser system is configured to control the laser output to ablate the anterior corneal surface in a manner that reduces astigmatism of the anterior corneal surface in accordance with a corneal astigmatism derived at least in part from the topographical measurements of the anterior corneal surface made with the corneal topography measuring instrument; and

wherein the laser system is configured to control the laser output to change a spherical power of the anterior corneal surface in accordance with a manifest spherical power correction requirement experienced by a subject of the corneal laser ablation.

2. The corneal laser ablation system of claim 1 , wherein the corneal topography measuring instrument comprises a Placido ring imaging system.

3. The corneal laser ablation system of claim 1 , wherein the corneal topography measuring instrument comprises a Scheimpflug imaging system.

4. The corneal laser ablation system of claim 1 , wherein the corneal astigmatism derived at least in part from the topographical measurements made of the anterior corneal surface with the corneal topography measuring instrument comprises a cylinder power correction and an axis.

5. The corneal laser ablation system of claim 1 , additionally comprising an axial eye length measuring instrument.

6. The corneal laser ablation system of claim 5 , wherein the axial eye length measuring instrument comprises a laser interferometer.

7. The corneal laser ablation system of claim 1 , wherein the measured corneal astigmatism derived at least in part from the topographical measurements is different in one or more of power and axis from a manifest astigmatism correction requirement experienced by a subject of the corneal laser ablation.

8. A corneal laser ablation system comprising:

a corneal topography measuring instrument;

a laser system configured to emit pulsed laser light at one or more wavelengths and configured to control the parameters of laser emission such that the laser output is suitable for controlled ablation of an anterior corneal surface;

wherein the laser system is configured to control the laser output to ablate at least some high order aberrations from the anterior corneal surface in accordance with topographical measurements of the anterior corneal surface made with the corneal topography measuring instrument;

wherein the laser system is configured to control the laser output to ablate the anterior corneal surface in a manner that reduces astigmatism of the anterior corneal surface in accordance with a corneal astigmatism derived at least in part from the topographical measurements of the anterior corneal surface made with the corneal topography measuring instrument; and

wherein the measured corneal astigmatism derived at least in part from the topographical measurements is different in one or more of power and axis from a manifest astigmatism correction requirement experienced by a subject of the corneal laser ablation.

9. The corneal laser ablation system of claim 8 , wherein the topographically derived corneal astigmatism axis is at least 5 degrees different from the manifest astigmatism axis.

10. The corneal laser ablation system of claim 8 , wherein the topographically derived corneal astigmatism power is at least 0.25 diopters different from the manifest astigmatism power.

11. The corneal laser ablation system of claim 8 , wherein the corneal topography measuring instrument comprises a Placido ring imaging system.

12. The corneal laser ablation system of claim 8 , wherein the corneal topography measuring instrument comprises a Scheimpflug imaging system.

13. The corneal laser ablation system of claim 8 , wherein the corneal astigmatism derived at least in part from the topographical measurements made of the anterior corneal surface with the corneal topography measuring instrument comprises a cylinder power correction and an axis.

14. The corneal laser ablation system of claim 8 , additionally comprising an axial eye length measuring instrument.

15. The corneal laser ablation system of claim 14 , wherein the axial eye length measuring instrument comprises a laser interferometer.

16. A method of correcting corneal aberrations in an eye of a subject, the method comprising:

measuring a topography of a corneal surface of the subject;

obtaining a measurement of corneal astigmatism that is derived at least in part from the measured topography of the corneal surface;

planning a corneal laser ablation procedure based at least in part on the measurement of corneal astigmatism that is derived at least in part from the measured topography of the corneal surface;

performing corneal laser ablation on the corneal surface of the subject in accordance with the planning; and

determining a manifest astigmatism experienced by the subject and comparing the manifest astigmatism with the measured corneal astigmatism during the planning.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the measuring is performed with a Placido ring imaging system.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the measuring is performed with a Scheimpflug imaging system.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the topographic measurement derived astigmatism is different in one or more of power and axis from the manifest astigmatism.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the topographically derived astigmatism axis is at least 5 degrees different from the manifest astigmatism axis.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the topographically derived astigmatism power is at least 0.25 diopters different from the manifest astigmatism power.

22. The method of claim 16 , additionally comprising measuring the axial eye length of the eye of the subject.

23. The method of claim 22 , comprising planning the corneal laser ablation procedure based at least in part on the measured axial eye length.

Continuity (4)
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