Optics: eye examining – vision testing and correcting – Eye examining or testing instrument – Objective type
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-11
2011-01-11
Schwartz, Jordan M. (Department: 2873)
Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting
Eye examining or testing instrument
Objective type
C351S205000, C250S363040, C382S131000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07866821
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for imaging an eye includes a housing and a system of optical components disposed in the housing. The apparatus is capable of operating in a line scanning laser opthalmoscope (LSLO) mode and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) mode. The system of optical components can include a first source to provide a first beam of light for the OCT mode and a second source to provide a second beam of light for the LSLO mode. In the OCT mode, a first optic is used that (i) scans, using a first surface of the first optic, the first beam of light along a retina of an eye in a first dimension, and (ii) descans, using the first surface, a first light returning from the eye in the first dimension to a detection system in the OCT mode. In the LSLO mode, the first optic is used where the second beam of light passes through a second surface of the first optic.
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Bigelow Chad
Ferguson R. Daniel
Hammer Daniel X.
Iftimia Nicusor V.
Physical Sciences Inc.
Proskauer Rose LLP
Schwartz Jordan M.
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