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(43) Date of publication: 20.09.2006 Bulletin 2006/38 (21) Application number: 04796886.2 (22) Date of filing: 29.10.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G02C 7/02(2006.01) A61B 3/10(2006.01) G02C 13/00(2006.01) B24B 13/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/036305 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/050290 (02.06.2005 Gazette 2005/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 14.11.2003 US 520065 P 20.02.2004 US 546378 P 07.09.2004 US 936131 07.09.2004 US 936132 (71) Applicant: OPHTHONIX, INC. San Diego, CA 92121 (US)	(72) Inventors: WARDEN, Laurence Poway, CA 92064 (US) DREHER, Andreas, W. Escondido, CA 92029 (US) FERRO, John Santa Rosa, CA 95409 (US) JETHMALANI, Jagdish San Diego, CA 92130 (US) LAI, Shui, T. Encinitas, CA 92024 (US) (74) Representative: van Loon, C.J.J. et al c/o VEREENIGDE Johan de Wittlaan 7 2517 JR The Hague 2517 JR The Hague (NL)