Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical coherence tomography for eye-length measurement
- Patent Title (中): 光学相干断层扫描用于眼睛测量
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Application No.: US11243665Application Date: 2005-10-05
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Publication No.: US07400410B2Publication Date: 2008-07-15
- Inventor: Chris Baker , Matthew J. Everett
- Applicant: Chris Baker , Matthew J. Everett
- Applicant Address: US CA Dublin
- Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Dublin
- Agency: Stallman & Pollock LLP
- Main IPC: G01B11/02
- IPC: G01B11/02 ; G01B9/02 ; A61B3/14

Abstract:
An accurate measure of eye length can be obtained using concurrent OCT measurements. A position OCT device can be used to continually monitor the position of the front surface of the cornea, while a distance OCT device can determine the apparent distance between the front surface of the cornea and the front surface of the retina. Since the eye is likely to move during the period of time between measurements of the cornea and retina, the monitored position of the cornea can be used to correct the apparent length measurement by the amount of eye movement over that period of time, in order to obtain an accurate measure of eye length. In some embodiments a single OCT device can serve the dual role of monitoring eye position while making eye length measurements.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070076217A1 Optical coherence tomography for eye-length measurement Public/Granted day:2007-04-05
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