A61B3/10

Capacitance-based eye tracker

An eye-tracking system, including at least one vertical capacitance sensor, configured to measure the vertical position of a cornea of a user's eye by sensing a position of an eyelid of the user; and at least one horizontal capacitance sensor, configured to measure the horizontal position of the cornea of the user's eye by sensing a position of the user's eyeball.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE AND OCULAR TISSUE BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES

Provided herein are systems and methods to measure the intraocular pressure, ocular tissue geometry and the biomechanical properties of an ocular tissue, such as an eye-globe or cornea, in one instrument. The system is an optical coherence tomography subsystem and an applanation tonometer subsystem housed as one instrument and interfaced with a computer for at least data processing and image display. The system utilizes an air-puff and a focused micro air-pulse to induce deformation and applanation and displacement in the ocular tissue. Pressure profiles of the air puff with applanation times are utilized to measure intraocular pressure. Temporal profiles of displacement and/or spatio-temporal profiles of a displacement-generated elastic wave are analyzed to calculate biomechanical properties.

OPHTHALMOLOGIC IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE INSTRUCTIONS

A processor of an ophthalmologic image processing device acquires an ophthalmologic image photographed by an ophthalmologic image photographing device. The processor inputs the ophthalmologic image into a mathematical model trained by a machine learning algorithm to acquire a result of an analysis relating to at least one of a specific disease and a specific structure of a subject eye. The processor acquires information of a distribution of weight relating to an analysis by a mathematical model, as supplemental distribution information, for which an image area of the ophthalmologic image input into the mathematical model is set as a variable. The processor sets a part of the image area of the ophthalmologic image, as an attention area, based on the supplemental distribution information. The processor acquires an image of a tissue including the attention area among a tissue of the subject eye and displays the image on a display unit.

ASSEMBLY FOR CARRYING OUT AN OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY

The invention relates to an assembly comprising a interferometer for carrying out an optical coherence tomography, wherein the interferometer is divided into two spatially spaced-apart interferometer parts (1, 2), wherein the two interferometer parts (1, 2) can be moved related to one another and are optically connected to one another via flexible light guides (3, 4, 5), which bridge the spatial distance, wherein according to the invention, an assembly having an interferometer is provided, which is as unsusceptible as possible to the effects brought about by bending a tube cable packet and allows for an optimum signal-to-noise ratio or an optimum image quality of an OCT image, characterised in that at least one first flexible light guide (3) is designed as a polarisation-maintaining light guide consisting of two connected polarisation-maintaining light-guiding fibres (3a, 3b).

Method and apparatus for performing ophthalmic procedures removing undesirable features using laser energy
11547604 · 2023-01-10 · ·

A method and system perform an ophthalmic procedure on an eye having an optical path from the lens to the retina. An image of at least part of the eye is received in a data processing unit. The image includes the optical path. The data processing unit determines keep out zone(s) and identifies undesirable feature(s) based on the image. The keep out zone(s) include the retina. The data processing unit also selects one of the undesirable feature(s) for removal. At least part of the undesirable feature is outside of the keep out zone(s). Confirmation for removal of the undesirable feature is received in the data processing unit. In response to receiving the confirmation, a control unit controls a laser to perform laser removal the at least the portion of the undesirable feature without targeting any portion of the keep out zone(s).

IN VIVO BIOMARKERS OF HUMAN LIMBAL STEM CELL FUNCTION

The disclosure provides a comprehensive limbal stem cell deficiency diagnostic and staging system that combines observations of physiological parameters such as clinical presentation, central cornea basal cell density, central corneal epithelial thickness, and total corneal nerve fiber length. It has been discovered that the methodology disclosed herein can both accurately and objectively diagnose limbal stem cell deficiency as well as stage its severity.

MINIATURIZED MOBILE, LOW COST OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM FOR HOME BASED OPHTHALMIC APPLICATIONS

Improved optical coherence tomography systems and methods to measure thickness of the retina are presented. The systems may be compact, handheld, provide in-home monitoring, allow the patient to measure himself or herself, and be robust enough to be dropped while still measuring the retina reliably.

MINIATURIZED MOBILE, LOW COST OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM FOR HOME BASED OPHTHALMIC APPLICATIONS

Improved optical coherence tomography systems and methods to measure thickness of the retina are presented. The systems may be compact, handheld, provide in-home monitoring, allow the patient to measure himself or herself, and be robust enough to be dropped while still measuring the retina reliably.

Systems and methods for evaluating human eye tracking
11690510 · 2023-07-04 · ·

Systems and methods are disclosed for evaluating human eye tracking. One method includes receiving data representing the location of and/or information tracked by an individual's eye or eyes before, during, or after the individual performs a task; identifying a temporal phase or a biomechanical phase of the task performed by the individual; identifying a visual cue in the identified temporal phase or biomechanical phase; and scoring the tracking of the individual's eye or eyes by comparing the data to the visual cue.

Refractive eye examination system

A system and method for conducting a refractive examination of an eye of a patient, has a communication device with a communication module that connects to the internet, a processor that is programmed to connect to a remote computer via the communication module and which has a display screen, a microphone and a speaker. The remote computer has a data storage device that stores images of eye charts. The communication device is mounted in a virtual reality headset configured to be worn by the patient and has at least one screen through which the display screen of the communication device is viewable. The communication device displays images in the form of the eye charts to the patient, who communicates through the communication to a remote examiner who conducts the refractive examination using multiple different eye charts to determine the prescription of the patient.