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An improved method for treating the eye includes the step of providing an ophthalmic instrument including an integral wavefront sensor. The wavefront sensor measures phase aberrations in reflections directed thereto to characterize aberrations of the eye. The wavefront sensor may be operably coupled

An improved method for treating the eye includes the step of providing an ophthalmic instrument including an integral wavefront sensor. The wavefront sensor measures phase aberrations in reflections directed thereto to characterize aberrations of the eye. The wavefront sensor may be operably coupled to a display device, which displays a graphical representation of the aberrations of the eye. Such graphical representation may include: two dimensional contour maps that graphically depict contribution of pre-specified terms (such as spherical aberration, astigmatism and coma) for the aberrations of the eye, coefficients corresponding to such pre-specified terms that characterize the aberrations of the eye, or predefined two-dimensional icons that provide a general graphical depiction of such pre-specified terms. Such graphical representations provide the practitioner with valuable information characterizing the high order optical errors of the eye for use in diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities and disease in the eye. In addition, the wavefront sensor may be part of an adaptive optical subsystem that compensates for the phase aberrations measured therein to provide phase-aligned images of the eye for capture by an image capture subsystem. Such images may be used by practitioner in diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities and disease in the eye.

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An improved method for treating the eye includes the step of providing an ophthalmic instrument including an integral wavefront sensor. The wavefront sensor measures phase aberrations in reflections directed thereto to characterize aberrations of the eye. The wavefront sensor may be operably coupled

An improved method for treating the eye includes the step of providing an ophthalmic instrument including an integral wavefront sensor. The wavefront sensor measures phase aberrations in reflections directed thereto to characterize aberrations of the eye. The wavefront sensor may be operably coupled to a display device, which displays a graphical representation of the aberrations of the eye. Such graphical representation may include: two dimensional contour maps that graphically depict contribution of pre-specified terms (such as spherical aberration, astigmatism and coma) for the aberrations of the eye, coefficients corresponding to such pre-specified terms that characterize the aberrations of the eye, or predefined two-dimensional icons that provide a general graphical depiction of such pre-specified terms. Such graphical representations provide the practitioner with valuable information characterizing the high order optical errors of the eye for use in diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities and disease in the eye. In addition, the wavefront sensor may be part of an adaptive optical subsystem that compensates for the phase aberrations measured therein to provide phase-aligned images of the eye for capture by an image capture subsystem. Such images may be used by practitioner in diagnosis and treatment of abnormalities and disease in the eye. ion in which a central opening is defined through a central portion thereof to a window via a plurality of mounting brackets that are mounted to the window or a window frame in which the window is disposed, each of said plurality of mounting brackets operatively coupled to the frame member toward a peripheral portion of the frame member; and mounting the FSO terminal to a support that is operatively coupled to the frame member such that the FSO terminal is operatively coupled to the frame member within its central opening. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the support comprises a gimbal yoke that is pivotally coupled to the frame member on at least one side of the central opening so as to define a first spin axis, said gimbal yoke further including a means for pivotally coupling the FSO terminal to the gimbal yoke so as to define a second spin axis that is substantially orthogonal to the first spin axis. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the gimbal yoke has a substantially oval configuration and is pivotally mounted to the frame member via a pair of trunnion mounts disposed on opposing ends of the gimbal yoke. 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the gimbal yoke includes a pair of trunnion mounts disposed on opposing sides of the FSO terminal, whereby the FSO terminal is pivotally coupled to the gimbal yoke via the trunnion mounts upon assembly so as to enable rotation of the FSO terminal about the second spin axis. 19. The method of claim 15, wherein the plurality of mounting brackets are mounted to the window using an adhesive. 20. The method of claim 15, wherein the plurality of mounting brackets are mounted to the window frame using an adhesive. 21. The method of claim 15, wherein the plurality of mounting brackets are mounted to the window frame using a plurality of fasteners. 22. The method of claim 15, further comprising disposing a flexible bellows between the frame member and the window such that a first end of the flexible bellows forms a seal with the window and second end of the flexible bellows is coupled to peripheral portions of the central opening in the frame member. 23. The method of claim 15, wherein the frame member is mounted toward a top of the window, further comprising attaching a valance cover to the frame member or the window frame so as to make an assembly comprising the frame member and mounting brackets appear as a common window valance. 24. An apparatus for mounting a free-space optical communications system (FSO) te