KERATOME AND BLADE CHANGER

摘要

A keratome includes a cutting instrument having a cutter head with a reciprocating blade extending below a sole surface of the cutter head, an automated drive unit mounting the cutting instrument for powered translational movement of at least the cutter head thereof, and a suction ring including an eye ring adapted to be secured to an eye by suctio n and defining a cornea aperture for presenting the outer layer of the cornea of the eye for cutting. The suction ring has a shoe from which th e eye ring extends, the shoe defining a cutting guideway configured for receiving the cutter head advanced by the drive unit in precision mating sliding engagement when the cutting edge of the blade is positioned over the cornea aperture of the eye ring, and an entranc e guideway extending from and generally aligned with the cutting guideway.