Systems and methods for ocular laser surgery and therapeutic treatments

Abstract

Systems, devices and methods are provided to deliver microporation medical treatments to improve biomechanics, wherein the system includes a laser for generating a beam of laser radiation on a treatment-axis not aligned with a patient's visual-axis, operable for use in subsurface ablative medical treatments to create an array pattern of micropores that improves biomechanics. The array pattern of micropores is at least one of a radial pattern, a spiral pattern, a phyllotactic pattern, or an asymmetric pattern.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for delivering microporation medical treatments to improve biomechanics, the system comprising:
 a laser for generating a beam of laser radiation on a treatment-axis not aligned with a patient's visual-axis, operable for use in subsurface ablative medical treatments to create an array pattern of micropores that improves biomechanics;   a housing;   a controller within the housing, in communication with the laser and operable to control dosimetry of the beam of laser radiation in application to a target tissue;   a lens operable to focus the beam of laser radiation onto a target tissue;   an automated off-axis subsurface anatomy tracking, measuring, and avoidance system; and   wherein the array pattern of micropores is at least one of a radial pattern, a spiral pattern, a phyllotactic pattern, or an asymmetric pattern.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the array pattern of micropores is a spiral pattern of an Archimedean spiral, a Euler spiral, a Fermat's spiral, a hyperbolic spiral, a lituus, a logarithmic spiral, a Fibonacci spiral, a golden spiral, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the array pattern of micropores has a controlled asymmetry. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the controlled asymmetry is an at least partial rotational asymmetry about the center of the array pattern. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the array pattern of micropores has a controlled symmetry. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the controlled symmetry is at least partial rotational symmetry about the center of the array pattern. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the array pattern has a number of clockwise spirals and a number of counter-clock wise spirals. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the number of clockwise spirals and the number of counterclockwise spirals are Fibonacci numbers or multiples of Fibonacci numbers. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the number of clockwise spirals and the number of counterclockwise spirals are in a ratio that converges on the golden ratio. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the at least partial rotational asymmetry extends to at least 51 percent of the micropores of the array pattern. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the at least partial rotational asymmetry extends to at least 20 micropores of the array pattern. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the at least partial rotational symmetry extends to at least 51 percent of the micropores of the pattern. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 6 , wherein the at least partial rotational symmetry extends to at least 20 micropores of the array pattern. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the array pattern of micropores has a random asymmetry. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the array pattern of micropores has a random symmetry. 
     
     
         16 . A method of delivering microporation medical treatments to improve biomechanics comprising:
 generating, by a laser, a treatment beam on a treatment-axis not aligned with a patient's visual-axis in a subsurface ablative medical treatment to create an array of micropores that improves biomechanics;   controlling, by a controller in electrical communication with the laser, dosimetry of the treatment beam in application to a target tissue;   focusing, by a lens, the treatment beam onto the target tissue;   monitoring, by an automated off-axis subsurface anatomy tracking, measuring, and avoidance system, an eye position for application of the treatment beam; and   wherein the array pattern of micropores is at least one of a radial pattern, a spiral pattern, a phyllotactic pattern, or an asymmetric pattern.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the array pattern of micropores is a spiral pattern of an Archimedean spiral, a Euler spiral, a Fermat's spiral, a hyperbolic spiral, a lituus, a logarithmic spiral, a Fibonacci spiral, a golden spiral, or combinations thereof. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the array pattern of micropores has a controlled asymmetry. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the controlled asymmetry is an at least partial rotational asymmetry about the center of the array pattern. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the array pattern of micropores has a controlled symmetry.