Customized ophthalmic surgical profiles

1. A method of validating a customized ophthalmic surgical profile, comprising:

obtaining a customized ophthalmic surgical profile, the customized ophthalmic surgical profile comprising an surgical pattern and at least one parameter associated with the surgical pattern;

generating, based on the customized ophthalmic surgical profile, a pattern definition file executable by a laser-based ophthalmic surgical system;

simulating, based on the pattern definition file, execution of the customized ophthalmic surgical profile on the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system;

validating the pattern definition file based on an output of the simulation, wherein validating the pattern definition file further comprises calculating a total energy of the simulated application of the customized surgical laser profile and determining whether the total energy comply with a predetermined threshold; and

providing the validated pattern definition file for execution on the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the pattern definition file comprises generating a plurality of parameters for components of the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system based on the surgical pattern and the at least one parameter.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein simulating execution of the customized surgical profile comprises:

calculating laser scan coordinates for the customized laser surgical profile; and

determining a laser pulse energy for each of the scan coordinates.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein simulating execution of the customized surgical profile further comprises optimizing at least one laser pulse parameter for the laser scan coordinates based on a characteristic of the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein simulating execution of the customized ophthalmic surgical profile comprises simulating at least one surgical control element of the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system during execution of the customized ophthalmic surgical profile.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein validating the pattern definition file comprises:

calculating a surgical volume and procedure time of the simulated application of the customized surgical laser profile; and

determining whether the surgical volume and procedure time comply with predetermined thresholds.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the customized ophthalmic surgical profile comprises a validation and license verification request, and validating the pattern definition file comprises verifying execution of the pattern definition file on the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system, authenticating an operator of the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system, and modifying the pattern definition file to allow the file to be executed on the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surgical pattern includes a lens fragmentation pattern, a corneal incision pattern, or a capsulotomy incision pattern, and the at least one parameter includes laser energy levels for incision lines of the surgical pattern or a laser pulse repetition rate.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the customized ophthalmic surgical profile comprises receiving the customized ophthalmic surgical profile at a first computer system remotely located from the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system, and providing the validated pattern definition file for execution on the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system comprises sending the validated pattern definition file from the first computer system to a second computer system communicably coupled to the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an ophthalmic surgical computer program, comprising:

a pattern definition engine configured to:

obtain a customized ophthalmic surgical profile, the customized ophthalmic surgical profile comprising a surgical pattern and at least one parameter associated with the surgical pattern;

generate, based on the customized ophthalmic surgical profile, a pattern definition file executable by a laser-based ophthalmic surgical system;

a pattern simulation engine configured to simulate, based on the pattern definition file, execution of the customized ophthalmic surgical profile on the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system; and

a pattern validation engine configured to validate the pattern definition file based on an output of the simulation, wherein validating the pattern definition file further comprises calculating a total energy of the simulated application of the customized surgical laser profile and determining whether the total energy comply with a predetermined threshold.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an ophthalmic surgical program of claim 10 , wherein the pattern simulation engine is configured to:

calculate laser scan coordinates for the surgical pattern; and

determine a laser pulse energy for each of the scan coordinates.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an ophthalmic surgical program of claim 10 , wherein the pattern simulation engine is configured to optimize at least one laser pulse parameter for the laser scan coordinates based on a characteristic of the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an ophthalmic surgical program of claim 10 , wherein the pattern simulation engine is configured to simulate at least one surgical control element of the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system during execution of the customized ophthalmic surgical profile.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium storing an ophthalmic surgical program of claim 10 , wherein the pattern validation engine is configured to:

calculate a surgical volume, total energy, and procedure time of the simulated application of the customized surgical laser pattern; and

determine whether the surgical volume, total energy, and procedure time comply with predetermined thresholds.

15. A system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory comprising instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more processors, to:

obtain a customized ophthalmic surgical profile, the customized ophthalmic surgical profile comprising a surgical pattern and at least one parameter associated with the surgical pattern;

generate, based on the customized ophthalmic surgical profile, a pattern definition file executable by a laser-based ophthalmic surgical system;

simulate, based on the pattern definition file, execution of the customized ophthalmic surgical profile on the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system;

validate the pattern definition file based on an output of the simulation; and

provide the validated pattern definition file for execution on the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system, wherein validating the pattern definition file further comprises calculating a total energy of the simulated application of the customized surgical laser profile and determining whether the total energy comply with a predetermined threshold.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions for generating the pattern definition file are operable to generate a plurality of parameters for components of the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system based on the surgical pattern and the at least one parameter.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions for simulating execution of the customized ophthalmic surgical profile are operable to:

calculate laser scan coordinates for the customized laser surgical pattern; and

determine a laser pulse energy for each of the scan coordinates.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions for simulating execution of the customized ophthalmic surgical profile are operable to simulate at least one surgical control element of the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system during execution of the customized ophthalmic surgical profile.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions for validating the pattern definition file are operable to:

calculate a surgical volume, total energy, and procedure time of the simulated application of the customized surgical laser pattern; and

determine whether the surgical volume, total energy, and procedure time comply with predetermined thresholds.

20. The system of claim 15 , wherein the instructions for validating the pattern definition file are operable to verify execution of the pattern definition file on the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system and modify the pattern definition file to allow the file to be executed on the laser-based ophthalmic surgical system.