Optics: eye examining – vision testing and correcting – Eye examining or testing instrument – Objective type
Reexamination Certificate
2009-02-26
2010-10-12
Dang, Hung X (Department: 2873)
Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting
Eye examining or testing instrument
Objective type
C351S205000, C351S246000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07810928
ABSTRACT:
Solutions for evaluating the pupillary responses of a patient are disclosed. An illustrative method includes alternately exposing a first eye and a second eye of the patient to light stimulation in successive intervals, the light stimulation provided by at least one light source controlled by at least one computing device; concurrently capturing, with at least one image device controlled by the at least one computing device, image data of the first eye and the second eye during the exposing; and using the at least one computing device to perform the following: determine a center point of the first eye within the image data of the first eye and a center point of the second eye within the image data of the second eye; obtain image data of a first half of the first eye having an edge defined by a line of pixels intersecting the determined center point of the first eye; obtain image data of a second half of the second eye, the second half of the second eye opposing the first half of the first eye and having an edge defined by a line of pixels intersecting the determined center point of the second eye; create a composite image including the image data of the first half of the first eye and the image data of the second half of the second eye; and provide the composite image for evaluation.
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Cohen Aaron S.
Kandel Gillray L.
Dang Hung X
Hoffman Warnick LLC
Konan Medical USA, Inc.
LaBatt John W.
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