A method of treating ophthalmic tissues of the body by the application of multiple laser pulses on each single spot intended to be treated while reducing heating of the ophthalmic tissues includes providing a source of pulsed laser energy movable in X and Y dimensions； determining the location and dimensions of the area of the ophthalmic tissue to be treated； determining an array of X rows by Y columns target spot positions within the area to be treated； then firing a single pulse of the source of laser energy at an initial target spot in the first of the X rows； firing a single second spot of laser energy at the next adjacent target spot along the first of the X rows and repeating the sequence until treatment is completed. A continuous wave (CW) laser energy source may also be utilized in practicing the method by moving the CW laser energy source in a determined pattern.
