An ophthalmic apparatus for measuring spatial distances within a patient's eye is disclosed. The apparatus can be used to measure, for example, the capsular bag depth in an aphakic eye. The spatial measurement system can direct laser light into a patient's eye so that a portion of the light is scatt
An ophthalmic apparatus for measuring spatial distances within a patient's eye is disclosed. The apparatus can be used to measure, for example, the capsular bag depth in an aphakic eye. The spatial measurement system can direct laser light into a patient's eye so that a portion of the light is scattered by the capsular bag. The scattered light can be directed to a detector where spots can be formed corresponding to the locations on the capsular bag from which the light was scattered. The distance from the cornea to the capsular bag can be determined based, for example, at least in part on the distance between the spots formed on the detector. In some embodiments, the apparatus can include a surgical microscope and/or a wavefront aberrometer. In some embodiments, an alignment system can be used to precisely position the apparatus relative to the patient's eye. The ophthalmic apparatus can be used for variety of ophthalmic procedures, such as predicting the postoperative position of an intraocular lens (IOL) and determining appropriate optical power for the IOL.
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1. An ophthalmic apparatus, comprising: a first laser configured to direct a first beam of light into an eye of a patient at a first non-zero angle with respect to an optical axis of the apparatus, such that the first beam of light propagates to a target area within the eye, and such that a portion
1. An ophthalmic apparatus, comprising: a first laser configured to direct a first beam of light into an eye of a patient at a first non-zero angle with respect to an optical axis of the apparatus, such that the first beam of light propagates to a target area within the eye, and such that a portion of the first beam of light is scattered by the target area;imaging optics positioned to receive light scattered by the target area, the imaging optics defining the optical axis of the apparatus;a photosensitive element, wherein the imaging optics direct the light scattered from the target area to the photosensitive element; anda processor configured to determine a distance between the cornea of the eye and the target area within the eye based at least in part on the light received by the photosensitive element. 2. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to calculate the distance between a corneal surface of the eye and the target area within the eye. 3. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to calculate the distance between the location on the cornea where the optical axis of the apparatus intersects the cornea and the target area within the eye. 4. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the target area comprises a posterior wall of the capsular bag of the eye. 5. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 4, wherein the target area comprises the posterior wall of the capsular bag of an aphakic eye. 6. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the target area comprises an anterior surface of the capsular bag of an aphakic eye. 7. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the optical axis of the apparatus intersects the corneal surface of the eye at substantially the same location as the visual axis of the eye. 8. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 7, wherein the optical axis of the apparatus is substantially collinear with the visual axis of the eye. 9. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a second laser oriented to direct a second beam of light into the eye at a second non-zero angle with respect to the optical axis of the apparatus, such that the second beam of light propagates to the target area within the eye, and such that a portion of the second beam of light is scattered by the target area;wherein the portion of the first beam of light scattered by the target area forms a first target spot on the photosensitive element and the portion of the second beam of light scattered by the target area forms a second target spot on the photosensitive element; andwherein the processor is configured to calculate the distance between the cornea of the eye and the target area within the eye based at least in part on the positions of the first and second target spots. 10. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to calculate the distance between the cornea of the eye and the target area within the eye based at least on the distance between the first and second spots. 11. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first and second lasers are oriented so that the first and second beams of light both enter the eye substantially at the location on the corneal surface of the eye, such that a portion of the first and second beams of light is scattered at the corneal surface and received by the photosensitive element, wherein the portion of the first beam of light scattered by the corneal surface forms a first center spot on the photosensitive element and the portion of the second beam of light scattered by the corneal surface forms a second center spot on the photosensitive element, and wherein the first and second center spots substantially overlap when the apparatus is positioned at a predetermined position. 12. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 9, wherein the first and second lasers are positioned on opposite sides of the optical axis of the apparatus. 13. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 12, wherein the first and second lasers are spaced substantially equidistant from the optical axis of the apparatus. 14. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 13, wherein the first and second non-zero angles have substantially equal values and extend in substantially opposite directions from the optical axis of the apparatus. 15. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first laser is oriented so that the first beam of light enters the eye through the corneal surface of the eye, such that a portion of the first beam of light is scattered at the corneal surface and received by the imaging optics, the portion of the first beam of light scattered at the corneal surface forming a reference spot on the photosensitive element, the portion of the first beam of light scattered by the target area forming a target spot on the photosensitive element, and wherein the processor is configured to calculate the distance between the cornea of the eye and the target area within the eye based at least in part on the position of the target spot relative to the reference spot. 16. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an alignment system for positioning the apparatus at a predetermined position relative to the eye. 17. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first beam of light enters the eye at the center of the corneal surface of the eye. 18. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 1, wherein the non-zero angle is between about 10 degrees to about 20 degrees. 19. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a surgical microscope. 20. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a wavefront aberrometer. 21. The ophthalmic apparatus of claim 20, wherein the wavefront aberrometer comprises a Talbot-Moire interferometer. 22. A method of using an ophthalmic apparatus, the method comprising: positioning the ophthalmic apparatus at a predetermined position over an eye of a patient, wherein an optical axis of the apparatus intersects the cornea of the eye;directing light from one or more lasers positioned about the optical axis of the apparatus into the eye so that a portion of the light from the one or more lasers is scattered by a target area inside the eye;directing a portion of the light scattered by the target area to a photosensitive element using imaging optics that define the optical axis;forming one or more target spots on the photosensitive element, the one or more target spots corresponding to the light from the respective one or more lasers scattered by the target area;calculating the distance between the cornea of the eye and the target area based at least in part on the positions of the one or more target spots. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the optical axis of the apparatus is substantially collinear with the visual axis of the eye. 24. The method of claim 22, wherein the light from the one or more lasers enters the eye at the same location on the corneal surface. 25. The method of claim 22, wherein the light from the one or more lasers enters the eye at a non-zero angle with respect to the optical axis of the apparatus. 26. The method of claim 22, wherein the light from the one or more lasers enters the eye at a non-zero angle with respect to the visual axis of the eye. 27. The method of claim 22, wherein the eye is aphakic. 28. The method of claim 22, wherein the target area is a posterior wall of the capsular bag of the eye.
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