Abstract: The present invention relates to apparatuses, computer programs, and methods for visual ametropia correction. In a first example, a position of a desired focusing point relative to a retina of an individual eye may be determined, based on obtained topographic information of the anterior surface and of the posterior surface of the cornea, and refractive aberration information for the eye. In a second example, correction information relating to the anterior surface of the cornea may be determined, such as to optimize focusing onto a retina of the eye, based on the obtained topographic information of the anterior surface and of the posterior surface of the cornea and based on obtained topographic information of an anterior surface and of a posterior surface of a lens of the individual eye.

Abstract: A photoablative laser includes an ablation profile memory device, in which are stored sets of coordinates defining a target volume for removal in the form of a number of layers of predetermined thickness and respective areas; and a laser pulse emission apparatus for sending laser pulses with a mean release frequency to the target volume to successively remove the layers. The photoablative laser also includes a control device associated with the laser pulse emission apparatus to control the mean release frequency of the laser pulses as a function of the respective areas of the layers, so that, when removing each layer, the target volume receives a number of laser pulses per unit of time and per unit of area below a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining and ablating the corneal tissue volume necessary for performing a corneal lamellar grafting operation, in a manner optimized for each patient, comprises a central processing unit, to which are operatively connected a corneal pachymeter, of an optical, ultrasonic and the like type, a pupillometer and a photoablative laser, of an excimer, status solid, phantosecond or the like type.