Abstract: The invention includes a fiber optic bundle comprising a plurality of individually optic fiber elements. Each of the optic fiber elements has a first end and a second end. The first ends of the optic fiber elements have a smaller cross-sectional area than the second ends. The first ends are mechanically joined to provide strength to said fiber optic bundle. Detectors are connected to the second ends for receiving light channeled through the optic fibers. Due to the increase in size of the optic fibers from the first end to the second end, a magnification in the transported image takes place.

Abstract: An ophthalmic surgery system (10) for performing corneal keratotomies and resectomies utilizes a light source (12) which generates a pulsed beam in the ultraviolet/vacuum ultraviolet region. The beam is received by a sealed base unit (16) and attached rotatable subunit (18) which shape, focus, and project the beam onto a protective mask (20) mounted directly on the eye (22) of a patient. The mask (20) includes a normally closed shutter (148) which opens responsive to a counter (32) positioned along the beam path and sensors (156) positioned on opposite sides of a control slit (154) to apply a predetermined number of pulses while the mask is aligned to effect precise cutting of the cornea to the desired depth.