Patents
Literature
Hiro is an intelligent assistant for R&D personnel, combined with Patent DNA, to facilitate innovative research.
Hiro

210 results about "Examining eye" patented technology

A minimal eye examination consists of tests for visual acuity, pupil function, and extraocular muscle motility, as well as direct ophthalmoscopy through an undilated pupil.

Optical apparatus and methods for performing eye examinations

InactiveUS20050203422A1Surgical instrument detailsEye diagnosticsKeratometry measurementTomography
An eye examination system is presented that obtains several parameters of the eye. A system according to some embodiments of the present invention include a keratometry system, a low coherence reflectometry system, and a low coherence interferometry system co-coupled to the eye. In some embodiments, the low coherence interferometry system can provide interferometric tomography data. A processor can be coupled to receive data from the keratometry system, the low coherence reflectometry system, and the low coherence interferometry system and calculate at least one parameter of the eye from that data.
Owner:CARL ZEISS MEDITEC INC

Inflatable medical interfaces and other medcal devices, systems, and methods

An inflatable mask with two ocular cavities can seal against a user's face by forming an air-tight seal around the periphery of the user's eye socket. The sealed air-tight ocular cavity can be pressurized to take ocular measurements. The mask can conform to the contours of a user's face by inflating or deflating the mask. In addition, the distance between the user and a medical device (e.g. an optical coherence tomography instrument) can be adjusted by inflating or deflating the mask. Also disclosed herein is an electronic encounter portal and an automated eye examination. Other embodiments are also described.
Owner:ENVISION DIAGNOSTICS

Optical apparatus and method for comprehensive eye diagnosis

An eye examination instrument is presented that can perform multiple eye tests. The instrument includes an illumination optical path and an imaging optical path, wherein a focus element in the illumination optical path is mechanically coupled to a focus element in the imaging optical path. In some embodiments, the eye examination instrument can perform a visual eye test, a fundus imaging test, and an optical coherence tomography test.
Owner:OPTOVUE

Method of eye examination by optical coherence tomography

A method of performing an OCT image scan is presented. Other images are taken and a template is formed to correct the OCT images, for example, for eye motion, blood vessel placement, and center offset. In some embodiments, video images are taken simultaneously with the OCT images and utilized to correct the OCT images. In some embodiments, a template OCT image is formed prior to acquisition of the OCT images and the template OCT image is utilized as a template from which to correct all of the OCT images.
Owner:OPTOVUE

Health care kiosk having automated diagnostic eye examination and a fulfillment remedy based thereon

A stand-alone station such as a kiosk (10) includes automated equipment for performing eye examination procedures on a user positioned in the station (11). Information derived from the examination determines possible existence of a correctable medical condition. The station includes a user interface (22) and a fulfillment remedy section (30) that addresses the medical condition, as by fabrication of eyeglasses (32) for correction of refraction error, or by communicating treatments through the user interface to the user for treating such conditions as age-related macula degeneration, Alzheimer's disease, or visual field impairment. The station also includes a payment device (24) allowing the user to directly pay for the procedure and to indirectly pay using identified health insurance coverage.
Owner:CARESTREAM HEALTH INC

Real image forming eye examination lens utilizing two reflecting surfaces providing upright image

A diagnostic and therapeutic contact lens is provided for use with biomicroscopes for the examination and treatment of structures of the eye. The lens comprises a contacting surface adapted for placement on the cornea of an eye, two reflecting surfaces, and a refracting surface. A light ray emanating from the structure of the eye enters the lens and contributes to the formation of a correctly oriented real image. The light ray is reflected in an ordered sequence of reflections, first as a negative reflection in a posterior direction from an anterior reflecting surface and next as a positive reflection in an anterior direction from a posterior reflecting surface. The light ray contributes to forming the image of the structure of the eye either anterior to the lens or within the lens and proceeds along a pathway to the objective lens of the biomicroscope used for stereoscopic viewing and image scanning.
Owner:VOLK DONALD A

Method of eye examination by optical coherence tomography

A method of performing an OCT image scan is presented. Other images are taken and a template is formed to correct the OCT images, for example, for eye motion, blood vessel placement, and center offset. In some embodiments, video images are taken simultaneously with the OCT images and utilized to correct the OCT images. In some embodiments, a template OCT image is formed prior to acquisition of the OCT images and the template OCT image is utilized as a template from which to correct all of the OCT images.
Owner:OPTOVUE

Motorized patient support for eye examination or treatment

ActiveUS7401921B2Provide level of comfortOvercome deficienciesEye diagnosticsMotor driveOptical axis
A motorized head supporting and positioning apparatus is disclosed, such as is useful for eye examination or treatment. The apparatus includes head-receiving supports, which can include a forehead rest and a chinrest, which can be linked by a single arm assembly. A main assembly of the apparatus contains a motor assembly, which can include three motors driven in a coupled manner to guide a head along a three-dimensional path at a speed that is comfortable to the patient. The apparatus can be relatively compact, owing at least in part to a pivoted approximate Z-axis movement along the optical axis. In addition to open-loop operation, the apparatus can be used with a tracking subsystem to achieve closed-loop positioning in real time, as well as to enable the activation of an examination / treatment instrument when the eye is brought within an acceptable tolerance of a desired position.
Owner:CARL ZEISS MEDITEC INC

Method and Circuit Arrangement for Recognising and Tracking Eyes of Several Observers in Real Time

The invention relates to a method and to a circuit arrangement for recognising and for tracking, in a contact-free manner, eye positions of several users in real time. The input data comprises a sequence of digital video frames. Said method comprises the following steps: combining a face-finder-instance which is used to examine faces, an eye-finder-instance which is used to examine eye areas, and an eye-tracker-instance which is used to recognise and track eye reference points. The aim of the invention is to convert the eye positions within a hierarchical outlet of the instance to the target, which successively restricts the dataset, which is to be processed, emerging from the dataset of the entire video frame (VF) in order to form a face target area (GZ) and subsequently an eye target area (AZ). Also, an instance or a group of instances, which run in a parallel manner, are carried out, respectively, on a calculating unit thereof.
Owner:SEEREAL TECHNOLOGIES

Supply and examination system for contact lenses

InactiveUS20050060196A1Safely provideNo need to impose a burdensome workload on individual usersSpectales/gogglesMechanical/radiation/invasive therapiesComputer scienceEye examination
Provides a novel supply and examination system by which it is possible to safely provide users with contact lenses having a predetermined expiration date, without imposing an excessive burden on users and on ophthalmologists. A user 18 is assessed a periodic membership fee on the one hand, while the user 18 is supplied with contact lenses through a designated pre-selected merchant 14. That is, member users 18 who pay a periodic membership fee on a continuing basis are supplied with new replacement contact lenses without any special procedure, simply by visiting the merchant 14. When receiving supply of lenses, user 18 received periodic eye examinations at the merchant 14. Various kinds of information including personal user information are managed by the contact lens supplying entity 10 to build a database 24.
Owner:MENICON CO LTD

Scanning and processing using optical coherence tomography

In accordance with some embodiments, a method of eye examination includes acquiring OCT data with a scan pattern centered on an eye cornea that includes n radial scans repeated r times, c circular scans repeated r times, and n* raster scans where the scan pattern is repeated m times, where each scan includes a A-scans, and where n is an integer that is 0 or greater, r is an integer that is 1 or greater, c is an integer that is 0 or greater, n* is an integer that is 0 or greater, m is an integer that is 1 or greater, and a is an integer greater than 1, the values of n, r, c, n*, and m being chosen to provide OCT data for a target measurement, and processing the OCT data to obtain the target measurement.
Owner:OPTOVUE

Method of simulating lens using augmented reality

In a method of simulating a lens using augmented reality, a user who desires to purchase a vision correction product may wear lenses precisely corrected using a computer device through a virtual experience, and inconvenience of frequently replacing various lenses when taking an eye examination is considerably mitigated. An effect of wearing a variety of vision correction products in a short time period can be experienced, and it is expected to be able to select an optimized custom-tailored vision correction product. Particularly, in manufacturing a functional lens which has complicated manufacturing steps and requires a precise examination, such as a progressive multi-focal lens, a coating lens, a color lens, a myopia progress suppression lens, an eye fatigue relieve lens or the like, it is expected that a precise product can be manufactured, and manufacturing time can be greatly reduced.
Owner:VIEWITECH

Optical apparatus and method for comprehensive eye diagnosis

An eye examination instrument is presented that can perform multiple eye tests. The instrument includes an illumination optical path and an imaging optical path, wherein a focus element in the illumination optical path is mechanically coupled to a focus element in the imaging optical path. In some embodiments, the eye examination instrument can perform a visual eye test, a fundus imaging test, and an optical coherence tomography test.
Owner:OPTOVUE

Method and apparatus for engaging and providing vision correction options to patients from a remote location

A method and system for providing vision correction to a patient is disclosed. The method and system employ a vision care POD to engage and provide vision diagnostics and correction options to a patient. More specifically, method and system may include educating the population of a geographic area through sources that target particular identified groups in need of vision correction; providing an eye examination to patients using a vision care POD to generate a personalized vision correction ID card; providing one or more vision correction solution(s) to the patient; supplying the patient with the one or more vision correction solution(s) and the corresponding training for the solution(s); and providing ongoing care and support to the patient.
Owner:JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INC

Method for determining vision defects and for collecting data for correcting vision defects of the eye by interaction of a patient with an examiner and apparatus therefor

InactiveUS20060238710A1Easy to catchGood utilization basisRefractometersSkiascopesVisual acuityHuman eye
There is now provided a method for determining vision defects and for collecting data for correcting vision defects of the eye. The method comprises projecting an image into the eye of the patient with an adaptive optical system having adaptive optical elements. The optical characteristics of the optical elements can be individually changed by an electrical signal. The presence of distortions of the image as perceived by the patient is determined by interaction of the patient with the examiner. By way of an electronic control system the optical characteristics of the adaptive optical elements are changed through outputting of an electrical signal to obtain a modified image with minimized distortions in the eye of the patient. The optical characteristics of the adaptive optical elements, as modified, are determined and vision correcting data for the eye being examined are computed from the optical characteristics of the adaptive optical elements, as modified. The method not only takes into consideration the aberrations of the optical imaging system but also the properties of reception and signal processing in the human brain. The method is further characterized in that the correction data for the aberrations of the human eye that impair the vision can be obtained by a measuring method that is actively physiologically evaluated beforehand. There is also provided an apparatus for determining vision defects and for collecting data for correcting vision defects.
Owner:CARL ZEISS JENA GMBH

Ophthalmologic apparatus

An ophthalmologic apparatus is disclosed. In one aspect, the apparatus includes ocular fundus photographing systems for forming an ocular fundus image of the examined eye, based on a reflective beam from the ocular fundus of the examined eye, and a light receiving element for receiving the reflective beam reflected at a reflective region of an illumination region illuminated on the ocular fundus. The apparatus further may include a tracking detector having a scanning unit for detecting a gaze direction of the tested eye, and an ocular fundus tracking controller for tracking the ocular fundus photographing system to the gaze direction.
Owner:KK TOPCON

Ophthalmologic apparatus

There is provided an ophthalmologic apparatus which is easily operated. In the ophthalmologic apparatus, during measurement using an eye examination portion for measuring an optical characteristic of an eye to be examined, the eye examination portion is moved relative to the eye to be examined in up / down and left / right directions by manual input. Then, the eye examination portion is moved relative to the eye to be examined in a forward / backward direction by automatic control.
Owner:CANON KK

Device and Method for Investigating Changes in the Eye

A mask (10) has a lightweight, robust, plastics or metal frame or body (12) on which other components are supported. The body (12) includes straps or arms (14) to allow the mask to be temporarily attached to the user's head and is designed to provide a light omitting cover for the user's eyes. A suitable light source such as an infrared light source (20) is provided to illuminate the user's eyes (22). A pair of lenses (30) is provided to focus images of the user's eyes onto a pair of image sensors (40). There is also described a method of diagnosing various disorders by investigating changes in the eye using the mask (10). The portable device (10) can be used for the investigation of nystagmus or more generally in oculography, and for the investigation of other changes in the eye.
Owner:EYE DIAGNOSTICS

Optical apparatus and methods for performing eye examinations

InactiveUS7631970B2Surgical instrument detailsEye diagnosticsKeratometry measurementTomography
An eye examination system is presented that obtains several parameters of the eye. A system according to some embodiments of the present invention include a keratometry system, a low coherence reflectometry system, and a low coherence interferometry system co-coupled to the eye. In some embodiments, the low coherence interferometry system can provide interferometric tomography data. A processor can be coupled to receive data from the keratometry system, the low coherence reflectometry system, and the low coherence interferometry system and calculate at least one parameter of the eye from that data.
Owner:CARL ZEISS MEDITEC INC

Digital visual acuity eye examination for remote physician assessment

Systems and methods for assessing the visual acuity of person using a computerized consumer device are described. The approach involves determining a separation distance between a human user and the consumer device based on an image size of a physical feature of the user, instructing the user to adjust the separation between the user and the consumer device until a predetermined separation distance range is achieved, presenting a visual acuity test to the user including displaying predetermined optotypes for identification by the user, recording the user's spoken identifications of the predetermined optotypes and providing real-time feedback to the user of detection of the spoken indications by the consumer device, carrying out voice recognition on the spoken identifications to generate corresponding converted text, comparing recognized words of the converted text to permissible words corresponding to the predetermined optotypes, determining a score based on the comparison, and determining whether the person passed the visual acuity test.
Owner:1 800 CONTACTS INC

Method of determining a contact lens

The invention relates to a method of determining and selecting a contact lens with an opthalmological device for examining the eyes, the opthalmological device comprising a keratometer and an autorefractometer as well as a data processor, whereby a refractive power of an eye and a topography of a cornea are determined, whereby refraction data describing a refraction of an eye to be examined are obtained, whereby topographic data describing the topography of the cornea of the eye are obtained, and whereby, by using the obtained refraction and topography data, contact lens data are calculated and a contact lens is selected from a database of the opthalmological device. In accordance with an apparatus embodiment of the invention, an opthalmological device for carrying out the method is also described.
Owner:OCULUS OPTIKGERATE GMBH

Optometric apparatus and lens power determination method

An optometric apparatus and an optometric method which perform an accurate eye examination on people who have a wide range of refractive powers with astigmatism, myopia or hyperopia, and which are also applicable especially to those with mixed astigmatism are provided. The apparatus performs a subjective eye examination by prompting a subject to view test symbols displayed on a computer screen by one of the right and left eyes at a time. The system includes astigmatic axis angle determination means which displays test symbols for determining an astigmatic axis angle and then determines the astigmatic axis angle, hyperopia and myopia determination means which displays test symbols for determining hyperopia or myopia in two orthogonal orientations selected based on the determined astigmatic axis angle, and determines hyperopia or myopia at the astigmatic axis angle and at an angle orthogonal thereto, and refractive power determination means which displays test symbols for determining a refractive power in two orthogonal orientations selected based on the determined astigmatic axis angle and determines a refractive power at the astigmatic axis angle and at an angle orthogonal thereto.
Owner:VISION MEGANEKK

Dual-channel whole-eye optical coherence tomography system and imaging method

The invention discloses a dual-channel whole-eye OCT system, which includes a fundus OCT part, an anterior segment OCT part, a detection arm and a PC control platform; the light beam emitted by the near-infrared light source of the fundus part is output to the detection arm and the first reference through a fiber coupler. arm, the returned optical signal forms interference and then outputs to the first spectrometer; the light beam emitted by the near-infrared light source of the anterior segment is output to the detection arm and the second reference arm through the fiber coupler, and the returned optical signal forms interference and is output to the second spectrometer. The present invention also provides a method for performing whole-eye OCT by using the above-mentioned imaging system, in which the fundus tomographic image and the anterior segment tomographic image are post-processed through a PC control platform, thereby combining to obtain a whole-eye optical coherence tomographic image. The structure and method of the present invention are ingenious, so that the fundus part and the anterior segment part are imaged at the same time, and the OCT imaging of the whole eye is realized. The system structure is simple and compact, and the ophthalmic examination procedure and cost are greatly saved.
Owner:GUANGDONG FORTUNE NEWVISION TECH

Real image forming eye examination lens utilizing two reflecting surfaces

A diagnostic and therapeutic contact lens is provided for use with the slit lamp or other biomicroscope for the examination and treatment of the structures of the eye including that of the fundus and anterior chamber. The lens comprises a contacting portion adapted for placement on the cornea of an examined eye, two reflecting surfaces and a refracting portion. Light rays emanating from structures within the eye pass through the cornea and contacting portion of the lens and first reflect from the anterior reflecting surface as a positive reflection in a posterior direction. Following the first reflection the light rays reflect as a positive reflection in an anterior direction from the posterior reflecting surface to a refracting portion through which the light rays exit the lens. The lens focuses the light rays to produce a real image of the examined structures of the eye anterior of the lens or within the lens or element of the lens while optimally directing the light rays to the objective lens of the slit lamp or other biomicroscope for stereoscopic viewing and image scanning.
Owner:VOLK DONALD A

Inflatable medical interfaces and other medical devices, systems, and methods

An inflatable mask with two ocular cavities can seal against a user's face by forming an air-tight seal around the periphery of the user's eye socket. The sealed air-tight ocular cavity can be pressurized to take ocular measurements. The mask can conform to the contours of a user's face by inflating or deflating the mask. In addition, the distance between the user and a medical device (e.g. an optical coherence tomography instrument) can be adjusted by inflating or deflating the mask. Also disclosed herein is an electronic encounter portal and an automated eye examination. Other embodiments are also described.
Owner:ENVISION DIAGNOSTICS

Instrument for eye examination

The present invention relates to an instrument for eye (E) examination, the system including an imaging system (2) to produce images of a portion of the eye to be examined; a projection system (3) to project a stimulus of visible light on a location in the portion of the eye to be examined and a background light on the portion of the eye to be examined; in which the projection system (3) has a telecentric design to uniformly project the stimulus and the background and includes a light source (114) and a movable mirror (112) which is moved according to the location of stimulus projection.
Owner:CENTVUE

Fundus photo-stimulation system and method

An eye examination device has a fundus observation system and an optical stimulation system. The optical stimulation system has an optical targeting subsystem and an optical stimulation subsystem, wherein the optical stimulation system is structured to be used to provide light stimulation to a portion of a fundus of an eye targeted by the optical targeting subsystem in conjunction with observations made with the fundus observation system.
Owner:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

System for eye examination by means of stress-dependent parameters

ActiveUS20160192835A1Efficient examination and treatmentAccurate pre and intraoperative analysisTomographySurgical microscopesStressed stateComputer science
The present disclosure relates to a system for examining an eye. The system comprises a microscopy system for generating an image plane image of an object region. An OCT system of the system is configured to acquire OCT data from the object region which reproduce the object region in different stress states. A data processing unit of the system is configured to determine at least one value of a stress-dependent parameter, depending on the OCT data. The system generates an output image that is dependent on the image plane image and is furthermore dependent on the stress-dependent parameter.
Owner:CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG +1

Scanning and processing using optical coherence tomography

In accordance with some embodiments, a method of eye examination includes acquiring OCT data with a scan pattern centered on an eye cornea that includes n radial scans repeated r times, c circular scans repeated r times, and n* raster scans where the scan pattern is repeated m times, where each scan includes a A-scans, and where n is an integer that is 0 or greater, r is an integer that is 1 or greater, c is an integer that is 0 or greater, n* is an integer that is 0 or greater, m is an integer that is 1 or greater, and a is an integer greater than 1, the values of n, r, c, n*, and m being chosen to provide OCT data for a target measurement, and processing the OCT data to obtain the target measurement.
Owner:OPTOVUE
Who we serve
  • R&D Engineer
  • R&D Manager
  • IP Professional
Why Patsnap Eureka
  • Industry Leading Data Capabilities
  • Powerful AI technology
  • Patent DNA Extraction
Social media
Patsnap Eureka Blog
Learn More
PatSnap group products