Abstract: A system for controlling a device in ophthalmic refractive surgery includes a processor, a controller, a treatment laser, and a signal receiver. A remote device has a plurality of input elements. At least one input element when activated is configured to emit a discrete signal that is received by the signal receiver and is mapped to an action to be signaled by the controller. A software package is adapted to translate data from the signal receiver into a signal for directing at least the controller. A method for configuring a system for controlling a device in ophthalmic refractive surgery includes providing a remote device as above. A software package resident on a processor receives and translates signal data from the remote device into control data for a hardware element. The software package is also adapted to output a control signal correlated with the control data to the hardware element.

Abstract: A method and system for biometric confirmation of a patient with a surgery are disclosed. One embodiment of the method comprises: obtaining a first set of biometric data associated with the patient, during a first aspect of the surgery; associating the first set of biometric data with the surgery; obtaining a second set of biometric data associated with the patient, during a second aspect of the surgery; comparing the second set of biometric data to the first set of biometric data; and if the second set of biometric data and the first set of biometric data contain a match, then providing a match indication, else providing a mismatch indication. The first set of biometric data and the second set of biometric data each can comprise at least one biometric data type, wherein each biometric data type comprises one of fingerprint data, retinal scan data, iris/sclera scan data, eye blood vessel scan data, voice pattern data and DNA data.