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An automated method is described for advantageously preparing and treating an eye of the patient. The method further provides a vision-corrective procedure, such as photothermal keratoplasty. The automated method is useful to dry the cornea to reduce or eliminate a tear film on the corneal surface t

An automated method is described for advantageously preparing and treating an eye of the patient. The method further provides a vision-corrective procedure, such as photothermal keratoplasty. The automated method is useful to dry the cornea to reduce or eliminate a tear film on the corneal surface that might otherwise interfere with or reduce the efficacy of a vision-corrective procedure and thereafter to treat the cornea according to a vision-corrective procedure. The automated method is user-friendly, allowing the treatment provider to develop or to select an appropriate pre-treatment and treatment plan and to activate sane using a familiar "Windows" environment. The method has particular application in the area of automated corneal preparation and treatment, it may be used in the automated preparation and treatment of other tissues or substrates.

대표청구항 ▼

[ It is claimed:] [1.] A method of forming and utilizing a pattern of radiation spots, comprising:forming a desired pattern of spots on a display screen of a processor,breaking up the desired pattern of spots into at least first and second component patterns of spots that individually include respec

[ It is claimed:] [1.] A method of forming and utilizing a pattern of radiation spots, comprising:forming a desired pattern of spots on a display screen of a processor,breaking up the desired pattern of spots into at least first and second component patterns of spots that individually include respective first and second numbers of less than all of a set number of spots equally spaced around circles having a common center and respective first and second diameters that are different from one another, andthereafter directing radiation according to at least said first and second component patterns of spots in time succession onto a surface of biological tissue.