CORNEAL SURGERY WITH FEMTOSECOND LASERS

本研究评估了飞秒激光技术在 角膜手术一种创新的二极管泵浦飞秒激光源将 集成到一个独特的计算机控制的激光传输系统。使用 联合装置，可行性研究将评估潜力 在治疗和屈光角膜手术中的应用。拟小说 将优化程序并与当前技术进行比较， 确定显著的临床和商业优势。这项研究将 利用离体动物眼睛评估技术和临床问题， 如程序时间和表面质量。这项研究的结果将指导 将组装的商业原型的规格， 在II期活体动物和临床前人类研究中进行了测试。如果 建议的器械满足临床和商业先决条件，它将 显著降低与角膜疾病相关的发病率， 将提供一种更有效、安全和负担得起的纠正 各种眼屈光不正。 拟议的商业应用： 这项研究的结果将导致一个先进的规格 飞秒激光手术工具。此外，这项研究将确定 用于新型飞秒角膜手术的精确参数。一旦临床 商业可行性得到解决，该项目将导致 开发商业上重要的飞秒激光产品用于销售 眼科市场。

This study evaluates the application of femtosecond laser technology to corneal surgery. An innovative diode-pumped femtosecond laser source will be integrated to a unique computer controlled laser delivery system. Using the combined apparatus, a feasibility study will appraise potential applications in therapeutic and refractive corneal surgery. Proposed novel procedures will be optimized and compared with current techniques to identify significant clinical and commercial advantages. The study will utilize ex vivo animal eyes to evaluate technical and clinical issues such as procedure time and surface quality. Results of this study will guide the specifications for a commercial prototype which will be assembled and tested in a Phase II live animal and pre-clinical human study. If the proposed devise satisfies clinical and commercial prerequisites, it will reduce significantly morbidity associated with corneal disease, and it will provide a more effective, safe, and affordable means of correcting a wide variety of ocular refractive errors. Proposed commercial applications: The results of this research will lead to specifications of an advanced femtosecond laser surgical tool. In addition, this research will determine precise parameters for novel femtosecond corneal surgery. Once clinical and commercial feasibility is resolved, the project will lead to the development of a commercial significant femtosecond laser product for sale in the ophthalmic market.