Optics: eye examining – vision testing and correcting – Eye examining or testing instrument – Objective type
Patent
1999-04-23
2000-09-12
Manuel, George
Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting
Eye examining or testing instrument
Objective type
A61B 314
Patent
active
061167363
ABSTRACT:
A pupilometer having a pupil irregularity or non-uniformity detection capability. The pupilometer may comprise an imaging sensor for generating signals representative of a pupil of an eye, a data processor; and a program executable by the data processor for enabling the data processor to process signals received from the imaging sensor and to thereby identify one or more regions of non-uniformity within an image of a perimeter of the pupil. The pupilometer may incorporate several innovative calibration and thresholding routines and may provide the basis for an innovative medical diagnostics system, when coupled to a network containing a suitable medical database and data processing hardware.
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Oliver Jeffrey
Privitera Claudio M.
Siminou Kamran
Stark Lawrence W.
Manuel George
Neuroptics, Inc.
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