Abstract: An electronic SLO/OCT ophthalmoscope is equipped with a femtosecond (fs) laser for intra- or preretinal therapeutic use in the posterior segment of the eye. In one application the retina photoreceptor mosaic or Bruch's membrane is disrupted in such pattern that minimizes loss of visual functioning but reduces metabolic load of the outer retina. Using a beam splitter, one embodiment combines the SLO/OCT scanning beams with the therapeutic fs beam and an aiming beam. The therapeutic channel uses an independent x/y positioner and micro-deflector. Because the duty cycle is appropriate, a second embodiment can use the SLO/OCT scanners to also simultaneously scan a modulated therapeutic laser beam. A biometric OCT probe can be integrated in both configurations for focusing purpose. Another embodiment can selectively and systematically disrupt or ablate the vitreous body of an eye in a predetermined (programmed) 3-D pattern that minimizes the risk of inadvertently damaging the retina or anterior segment of the eye.

Abstract: This invention describes a simple intraocular lens (IOL) design with a removable optic, which can be inserted in and removed from a haptic device. In this haptic the anterior and posterior capsules are sealed in order to have a perfect control over the lens epithelial cell proliferation which is thereby restricted to the peripheral part of the capsular bag. Additionally, a ring caliper is described as new surgical device to allow a precise sizing and centration of the anterior capsulorhexis. The removable optic allows repeatable correction of the eye focusing over time in case the optical parameters of the eye have changed due to a variety of factors. By separating the optic part from the haptic part, the optic part can easily be manufactured in any shape matching the optical errors of the eye, including the ocular aberrations. The optic part can be manufactured out of any biomaterial restoring ocular accommodation.

Abstract: A new lens design and method of implantation uses the change in pupil diameter of the eye concurrent with the changes induced by a contraction of the ciliary muscle during the accommodative reflex, in order to assist in focusing of nearby objects. This new intraocular lens consists of two parts. The posterior part or haptic part is inserted behind the iris and in front of the natural lens or artificial implant. Its main purpose is to participate in the accommodative mechanism and to prevent excessive lateral movement and luxation of the lens. An anterior or optical part is made of flexible material and is placed before the iris. Its diameter is variable but should be large enough to cover the pupillary margins to some degree under various conditions of natural dilation. The anterior and posterior part of the lens are separated by a compressible circular groove in which the iris will settle.