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A distributed system is provided for controlling excimer laser eye surgery. A topography system, a computer system, and an excimer laser eye surgery system are provided, with the topography system providing profile data to the computer system, and the computer system calculating and providing an abl

A distributed system is provided for controlling excimer laser eye surgery. A topography system, a computer system, and an excimer laser eye surgery system are provided, with the topography system providing profile data to the computer system, and the computer system calculating and providing an ablation shot pattern to the excimer laser eye surgery system. At least the computer system and the excimer laser eye surgery system are located remotely, and the excimer laser eye surgery system can receive data from more than one computer system and more than one topography system. This allows for better utilization of resources.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of providing control of a laser eye surgery system, comprising the steps of:(a) determining the profile of a cornea with a topography system at a first location;(b) generating a digital data file corresponding to the profile of the cornea;(c) generating at a seco

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of providing control of a laser eye surgery system, comprising the steps of:(a) determining the profile of a cornea with a topography system at a first location;(b) generating a digital data file corresponding to the profile of the cornea;(c) generating at a second location from the digital data file an ablation shot pattern file for a course of laser shots corresponding to a desired correction for the cornea;(d) transmitting the ablation shot pattern file to a laser system at a third location, wherein the third location is in a physically different vicinity than the first location and the second location;(e) receiving the transmitted ablation shot pattern file at the third location as a received ablation shot pattern;(f) directing the laser system to fire a shot pattern corresponding to that found in the received ablation shot pattern.