Apparatus and method for eye surgery

Abstract

There is proposed an apparatus for eye surgery, which comprises a stand (24) having a stand base (32) that is movable or realized for mounting on a wall or ceiling, and having a stand arm arrangement (34, 36) that is manually adjustable, at least partially, relative to the stand base, an operation microscope (38) being attached to the stand arm arrangement. Further, the eye-surgery apparatus comprises a laser appliance, which provides pulsed, focused laser radiation having radiation properties suited to the application of incisions in the human eye (14). The laser appliance comprises a laser source (20) and a laser treatment head (26) that is attached to the stand arm arrangement (34, 36) and emits the laser radiation, a flexible transmission fiber (22) or a jointed beam transport arm being provided for the purpose of transporting the laser radiation to the laser treatment head. The laser treatment head (26) is positioned or positionable in an observation beam path of the operation microscope (38) and provides a passage (52) for an observation beam going along the observation beam path. According to one embodiment, the laser treatment head (26) can be moved out of a position of use, in which it is positioned over the eye (14) and under the operation microscope (38), into a non-use position, in which it is at a distance from the working region of the operating physician (40) and the latter, through the operation microscope (38), has a direct view of the eye (14) to be treated.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to laser-assisted surgery on the human eye, which includes the treatment of the eye by laser light and the performance of additional surgical tasks in a sterile environment. Background technique [0002] Laser-assisted cataract surgery (ie, the treatment of cataracts by implanting an intraocular lens in the eye) is an example of a form of surgery in which the laser is followed by the use of other surgical devices to complete the procedure. For example, in order to open the anterior capsule region of a person's eye (capsulorhexis) and create a lateral incision at the limbus so that the person's lens can be removed, the intraocular lens can be inserted and the instruments required for the situation introduced, one can use Laser to make the incision. A laser can also be used to pre-separate the phacoic intraocular lens, ie to divide it into segments so that the lens can be more easily dissolved and extracted by phacoemulsifi...

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Problems solved by technology

[0006] The procedure (change of room, transfer of patient to another bed, change of clothes and disinfection by medical staff) is cumbersome and time-consuming, and also stressful for the patient due to sudden interruptions during the procedure

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