| abstract |
The ophthalmic surgical system includes an imaging system for generating a first image, an imaging system for generating a second image, and a first image, a second image, and a location of the distal tip of the surgical instrument in the first image. And define in the first image a preferential registration site that includes a first image portion within a predetermined proximity to the distal tip of the surgical instrument, and define the preferred registration site in the first image to correspond to the corresponding image in the second image. The process of matching the preferred registration site in the first image with the corresponding site in the second image without registering the first and second image portions outside the registration site in real time as the distal tip is moved. And an image registration system for updating. |