Patent classifications
A61B3/152
Corneal topography methods
A mobile communication device-based corneal topography system includes an illumination system, an imaging system, a topography processor, an image sensor, and a mobile communication device. The illumination system is configured to generate an illumination pattern reflected off a cornea of a subject. The imaging system is coupled to an image sensor to capture an image of the reflected illumination pattern. A topography processor is coupled to the image sensor to process the image of the reflected illumination pattern. The mobile communications device includes a display, the mobile communications device is operatively coupled to the image sensor. The mobile communications device includes a mobile communications device (MCD) processor. A housing at least partially encloses one or more of the illumination system, the imaging system, or the topography processor.
OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH MULTIPLE APERTURES
An optical coherence tomography (OCT) system using partial mirrors is generally described. In an example, the OCT system includes a swept light source. The system further includes an interferometer into which light from the light source is directed and a detector configured to produce an imaging sample signal based on light received from the interferometer. The system also includes a partial mirror disposed over an aperture, wherein the partial mirror is configured to transmit light within a first wavelength range and reflect light within a second wavelength range.
OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS AND OPHTHALMOLOGIC SYSTEM
An ophthalmologic apparatus includes: a head unit having an optical system capable of receiving light reflected from a subject's eye; a drive mechanism that movably holds the head unit; an alignment detection unit that detects a position of the subject's eye relative to the head unit; and a control unit that controls the drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes at least two arms rotatably connected together, at least two first rotation support mechanisms and at least three second rotation support mechanisms which allow the head unit to move, and at least five driving units for driving the rotation support mechanisms. The control unit is capable of controlling the driving units using a measurement result of the alignment measuring unit to align the head unit and the subject's eye with each other.
OPHTHALMIC APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
An ophthalmic apparatus of an exemplary aspect performs the first and second OCT scans on a subject's eye. The first OCT scan is performed on the first region including the first site of the subject's eye, and the second OCT scan is performed on the second region including the second site. The ophthalmic apparatus acquires the first deviation information of the subject's eye prior to the first OCT scan and performs alignment, and also acquires the second deviation information of the subject's eye prior to the second OCT scan and performs alignment. The ophthalmic apparatus calculates the distance between the first site and the second site based on the first data acquired through the first OCT scan and second data acquired through the second OCT scan.
IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM
Image processing performed by a processor and including acquiring a two-dimensional fundus image, acquiring a second point on an eyeball model corresponding to at least one first point of the two-dimensional fundus image, and creating data to represent a process to move the first point to the second point.
Home OCT with automatic focus adjustment
An optical coherence tomography (OCT) system for imaging a retina applies a user specific focus correction to focus a sample arm light beam on the user's retina. An OCT image detector generates an OCT signal. A control unit monitors the OCT signal, controls a reference arm optical path length adjustment mechanism to identify a length of the reference arm optical path for which the OCT signal corresponds to an OCT image of the retina, and varies an operational parameter of the sample arm light beam focus mechanism over a range, while maintaining the length of the reference arm optical path for which the OCT signal corresponds to the OCT image of the retina, to identify a focus correction for the user, based on the OCT signal, for application to the sample arm light beam.
System and method for locating a surface of ocular tissue for glaucoma surgery based on dual aiming beams
A target surface in an eye is located using a dual aiming beam apparatus that transmits a first aiming beam of light and a second aiming beam of light. An optics subsystem receives a laser beam from a laser source, the first aiming beam of light, and the second aiming beam of light, and directs the beams of light to be incident with the target surface and aligns the beams of light such that they intersect at a point corresponding to a focus of the laser beam. An imaging apparatus captures an image of the target surface including a first spot corresponding to the first aiming beam of light and a second spot corresponding to a second aiming beam of light. A separation between the spots indicates that the focus is away from the target surface, while overlapping spots indicate the focus is at or on the target surface.
Medical interfaces and other medical devices, systems, and methods for performing eye exams
A mask for performing an eye exam of a subject includes one or more optically transparent sections for transmitting an incident light beam therethrough and incident on the subject's eye. In some embodiments, the one or more optically transparent sections are coated with an anti-reflective coating configured to reduce reflection of the incident light beam by the one or more optically transparent sections. In some embodiments, the one or more optically transparent sections may have a portion thereof that is tilted with respect to the incident light beam when the mask is optically interfaced with the docking portion of an ophthalmic instrument, such that the incident light beam forms a finite angle of incidence with respect to the corresponding portion of the optically transparent sections.
OPHTHALMOLOGY INSPECTION DEVICE AND PUPIL TRACKING METHOD
A pupil tracking method includes: retrieving an external eye image of a subject, wherein the external eye image includes a pupil of the subject; performing an image preprocessing on the external eye image, wherein the image preprocessing includes performing a binary conversion on the external eye image to obtain a binary image; finding out a contour boundary of each feature in the binary image, and finding out a pupil feature based on a variance of a distance from the contour boundary of each feature to a corresponding reference point; fitting the contour boundary of the pupil feature by a boundary fitting method to find a center coordinate of the pupil feature. The abovementioned pupil tracking method can track the pupil of the subject's eyeball without using a stereo camera. An ophthalmology inspection device using the abovementioned pupil tracking method is also disclosed.
Optical Intraocular Pressure Sensor in Cornea for Free-Space Interrogation
An intraocular pressure (IOP) measurement system. An optical pressure sensor is implantable in the cornea of an eye, wherein the sensor has a sealed cavity that changes shape as a function of IOP of the eye. An optical transmitter that is outside of the eye emits an incident optical beam. A receiver that is also outside of the eye produces an output signal in response to receiving reflections of the incident beam from the sensor. A processor is configured to estimate the IOP of the eye based on processing the output signal of the receiver. Other aspects are also described and claimed.