Illuminated treatment probe for delivering laser energy

摘要

The present invention generally relates systems, methods, and devices for treating an eye of a patient. In some embodiments, a system may be provided that includes a console for generating a treatment laser and an illumination light. The system may further include a treatment probe for delivering the illumination light to an eye so as to illuminate the ciliary process of the eye. With the illuminated ciliary process, the treatment probe may be aligned to deliver the treatment laser from the console to the ciliary process of the eye for the purpose of treating a patient for glaucoma. In some embodiments, a treatment probe may be provided with an illumination fiber for delivering light to specific portions of the eye or at desired angles in order to illuminate the ciliary process. In some embodiments a treatment probe may be configured to cooperate with a removable light pen for eye illumination.

主权项

1. A method for treating an eye of a patient, the eye having a sclera, a cornea, a pupil, a visual axis, and a ciliary process, and being afflicted with glaucoma, the method comprising:
providing a treatment probe for treating the eye of the patient, the treatment probe including a treatment fiber for delivering a treatment laser energy to the eye from a distal end of the treatment fiber, an illumination light conduit for delivering illuminating light to the eye from a distal end of the illumination light conduit, and a contact surface for coupling with a surface of the eye; placing the contact surface of the treatment probe on the sclera of the eye of the patient; illuminating an edge of the ciliary process of the eye by directing illuminating light from the distal end of the illumination light conduit of the treatment probe through a surface of the eye to the ciliary process; positioning the distal end of the treatment fiber of the treatment probe against a surface of the sclera based on the illuminated edge of the ciliary process; delivering the treatment laser energy to the eye from the distal end of the treatment fiber and through the sclera while the treatment probe is positioned based on the illuminated edge of the ciliary process.