APPARATUS FOR DISSECTING AN EYE FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF A PHOTOSENSITIZER

摘要

An apparatus for dissecting an eye for the introduction of a photosensitizer into tissue of an eye, a cannula device for introducing the photosensitizer, a system comprising the apparatus and the cannula device, and a method for dissecting an eye for the introduction of a photosensitizer are provided. The apparatus comprises a source for laser radiation, a system for guiding and focusing the laser radiation with respect to the tissue of an eye, and a computer for controlling said system.

主权项

1. An apparatus for dissecting an eye for the introduction of a photosensitizer into tissue of the eye, the apparatus comprising:
a source of laser radiation, a system for guiding and focusing the laser radiation with respect to the tissue of the eye, and a computer for controlling said system, the computer being programmed to: control the laser radiation to create in the tissue of the eye at least one insertion channel that extends at least partially into the stroma of the eye, wherein the at least one insertion channel is connected to at least one opening in the surface of the eye and extends substantially in radial direction with respect to a point on an axis of the eye, and control the laser radiation to create in the tissue of the eye two or more side channels associated with the at least one insertion channel, wherein the two or more side channels respectively extend away from the associated at least one insertion channel in a direction different from the radial direction.