An apparatus for disruption of cataracts in lens tissue. The apparatus includes a housing； a source of pulsed laser radiation； and an optical waveguide. The optical waveguide is configured to transmit the pulsed laser radiation from the source of pulsed laser radiation, and is coupleable to the source of pulsed laser radiation at a proximal end of the optical waveguide to receive the pulsed laser radiation from the source of pulsed laser radiation. The apparatus also includes a driving mechanism coupled to the optical waveguide for controllably changing the position of the optical waveguide relative to a distal end of the housing.一種用於破壞水晶體組織中白內障的設備，其包括：殼體、脈衝雷射輻射源以及光波導。光波導至少部分地容置於殼體當中，且光波導包括柔性光纖，光波導係配置為傳送脈衝雷射輻射，以引起對於白內障的破壞，且可於光波導的近端處連接至脈衝雷射輻射源，以接收來自脈衝雷射輻射源的脈衝雷射輻射。本設備並包括連接至光波導的驅動機構，其用於控制地改變光波導相對於殼體之遠側之位置。
