ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,904, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Lensar Inc. (Orlando, Fla.).

"System and method for measuring and correcting astigmatism using laser generated corneal incisions" was invented by Rudolph W. Frey (Winter Park, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laser system that includes a laser source emitting a laser beam along an axis and a keratometer. The keratometer includes a first set of individual light sources that are equally spaced from one another along a first ring and that direct a first light toward an eye and a second set of individual light sources that are equally spaced from another along a second ring and direct a seco...