Patent classifications
A61B3/1025
FUNDUS IMAGE FORMING DEVICE
A fundus imaging system comprises: a reflection mirror that reflects a light beam incident on the reflection mirror after passing through a first focus so as to cause the light beam to pass through a second focus; a two-dimensional scanning unit that is disposed at a position that coincides with a position of the first focus of the reflection mirror and that reflects a light beam incident on the two-dimensional scanning unit so as to perform scanning with the light beam in two-dimensional directions; and a compensating unit that compensates for illuminance ununiformity of a light beam illuminating the retina, the illuminance ununiformity resulting from unevenness of a ratio of an angular change of a light beam emitted from the first focus during scanning of the two-dimensional scanning unit to an angular change of a light beam incident on the second focus resulting from being reflected by the reflection mirror.
FUNDUS IMAGE FORMING DEVICE
A fundus imaging system comprises: a first reflection mirror that reflects a light beam passing through a first focus of the first reflection mirror to pass through a second focus; a two-dimensional scanning unit that is disposed at a position of the first focus and reflects a light beam incident on the two-dimensional scanning unit so as to scan the retina with the light beam in two-dimensional directions; and a second reflection mirror that reflects a light beam passing through a third focus so as to cause the light beam to pass through a fourth focus, the second reflection mirror being disposed so that a position of the third focus coincides with a position of the second focus, wherein a position of the pupil of the subject is disposed so as to coincide with a position of the fourth focus.
SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE FOR REAL-TIME EYE TRACKING AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME
A scanning laser ophthalmoscope and a method of operating a scanning laser ophthalmoscope are disclosed. The scanning laser ophthalmoscope includes a light source, a reflective optical system, an x- and y-coordinate scanner, and a refractive lens. The reflective optical system is configured to direct light emitted from the light source through the refractive lens to a user's eye, and to direct light reflected from the user's eye through the refractive lens to the x- and y-coordinate scanner.
Alignment improvements for ophthalmic diagnostic systems
The present application describes the addition of various feedback mechanisms including visual and audio feedback mechanisms to an ophthalmic diagnostic device to assist a subject to elf align to the device. The device may use the visual and non-visual feedback mechanisms independently or in combination with one another. The device may provide a means for a subject to provide feedback to the device to confirm that an alignment condition has been met. Alternatively, the device may have a means for sensing when Acceptable alignment has been achieved. The device may capture diagnostic information during the alignment process or may capture after the alignment condition has been met.
Ophthalmic device
A method of controlling an ophthalmic device operable to image an imaging region of a retina and concurrently illuminate an illumination region of the retina, the method including acquiring a reference retinal image by imaging a reference imaging area of the retina; designating a target in the reference retinal image; acquiring a current retinal image of an initial imaging region within the reference imaging area; moving the imaging region from the initial imaging region to a destination imaging region using the target and the reference retinal image, and acquiring a retinal image of the destination imaging region; illuminating the illumination region while the imaging region is the destination imaging region; acquiring one or more retinal images while the illumination module is being illuminated; and comparing a marker retinal image based on the one or more retinal image(s) with a comparison image based on the reference retinal image.
Imaging of the eye
A method of determining a geometrical measurement of a retina of an eye, comprising obtaining a two dimensional representation of at least a portion of the retina of the eye (34), deriving a geometrical remapping which converts the two dimensional representation of the retinal portion to a three dimensional representation of the retinal portion (36), using one or more coordinates of the two dimensional representation of the retinal portion to define the geometrical measurement to be taken of the retina on the two dimensional representation (38), using the geometrical remapping to convert the or each coordinate of the two dimensional representation of the retinal portion to an equivalent coordinate of the three dimensional representation of the retinal portion (40), and using the or each equivalent coordinate of the three dimensional representation of the retinal portion to determine the geometrical measurement of the retina of the eye (42).
MEDICAL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING EYE EXAMS USING DISPLAYS COMPRISING MEMS SCANNING MIRRORS
An instrument for imaging the eye and performing ophthalmic diagnostic tests is disclosed that obtain images of the structures of the eye using imaging technology such as optical coherence tomography (OCT). To assist with such imaging and/or provide additional diagnostics, the ophthalmic diagnostic instrument may additionally include a display for presenting images to the subject whose eyes and vision are being evaluated. This display system may comprise a MEMS (microelectromechanical system) scanning mirror.
OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF FUNDUS CAMERA AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD THEREFOR
An optical system for real-time closed-loop control of a fundus camera and an implementation method therefor. The optical system comprises an optical path structure composed of a fundus camera, light sources (LS1, LS2), a plurality of lenses (L1, L2, L2′, L3′) and a dividing mirror (DM1, DM2), and further comprises an orthogonal steering mirror group, which comprises: a first steering mirror (SM1) moving in a horizontal direction and a second steering mirror (SM2) moving in a vertical direction. The optical system converts fundus motion information obtained from a fundus camera image to residual motion information compensated by means of the first steering mirror (SM1) and the second steering mirror (SM2), uses a relationship between control parameters, and by means of a translation control instruction or/and the fundus rotation control instruction, operates the first steering mirror (SM1) and the second steering mirror (SM2) in real time to compensate for translational motion or/and controls the fundus camera to compensate for fundus rotation. By using the optical system and the implementation method therefor, and by improving the optical system of the fundus camera, the optical system is enabled to have a real-time closed-loop control function so as to implement real-time optical tracking of a fundus/retina position and a target.
System and method for eye tracking during retinal imaging
A method, a, controller, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions; each of which control an apparatus to produce multiple images of an area of an eye in parallel. Selecting one of the images for estimating a change in position of the area to be used for tracking the area of the eye being imaged.
Ophthalmic device
An ophthalmic device comprising a light source to emit fixation target light, and a reflecting face to reflect scanning light emitted by an emission section and scan the scanning light in a specific direction by changing orientation, the emission section being a scanning light source different to the light source. A concave mirror face is disposed so scanning light reflected by the reflecting face is incident on a subject's eye ocular fundus when the eye is at the concave mirror's focal point, and is arranged such that, when the eye is at the concave mirror's focal point, and when the light source emits fixation target light, that light and scanning light are simultaneously incident on the ocular fundus via different optical paths propagating via the concave mirror face and focal point, the target fixation light following a predetermined optical path for fixing the subject's eye gaze.