A device for dissecting an eye for the introduction of photosensitizer intothe cornea ispresented with which laser radiation is focused in the interior of the corneato create cavitationbubbles, whereby channels are created in the cornea through which thephotosensitizer can beintroduced into the cornea. Furthermore, a method for refractive surgery isdisclosed utilizing asensitizer for hardening corneal tissue by cross-linking.