A surgical laser capsulorhexis system includes a laser source, configured to generate a laser cutting beam; a beam guidance system, configured to guide the laser cutting beam from the laser source; a beam focuser, configured to guide the laser cutting beam from the laser source and to generate a focused laser cutting beam, the focused laser cutting beam having a two-dimensional beam pattern; a beam coupler, configured to redirect the focused laser cutting beam; and a patient interface lens, configured to guide the redirected focused laser cutting beam to a tissue surface of a procedure eye.