US Patent Issued to AMO Development on Oct. 27 for "Methods and systems for performing a posterior capsulotomy and for laser eye surgery with a penetrated cornea" (American, German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. 12,773,350, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to AMO Development LLC (Irvine, Calif.).

"Methods and systems for performing a posterior capsulotomy and for laser eye surgery with a penetrated cornea" was invented by H. Burkhard Dick (Bochum, Germany) and David Scott (Oakland, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Method and apparatus for performing a laser-assisted posterior capsulotomy and for performing laser eye surgery on an eye having a penetrated cornea are provided. A method for performing a posterior capsulotomy includes injecting fluid between the lens posterior capsule and the anterior hyaloids membrane to separate the lens posterior...