#$%^&*AU2017203906A120170706.pdf#####A method for creating a corneal pocket comprising: providing a low-energy femtosecond or nanosecond laser configured to create a corneal pocket； positioning the laser proximate to a cornea such that it can be used to create the corneal pocket； determining a three-dimensional movement path for the laser in order to form the corneal pocket having a specific shape wherein the movement path follows a generally curvilinear path； programming a computer to control the laser such that it follows the movement path to form the specific shape； focusing a laser beam from the laser to a predetermined depth within the cornea between an anterior surface and a posterior surface of the cornea such that the laser beam ablates corneal tissue at the predetermined depth； and moving the laser beam in the three dimensional movement path in order to create the corneal pocket having the specific shape.
