SCAN PATTERN AND SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY

    公开(公告)号:US20220257112A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-18

    申请号:US17662582

    申请日:2022-05-09

    Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

    Abstract: An OCT system for measuring a retina as part of an eye health monitoring and diagnosis system. The OCT system includes an OCT interferometer, where the interferometer comprises a light source or measurement beam and a scanner for moving the beam on the retina of a patient's eye, and a processor configured to execute instructions to cause the scanner to move the measurement beam on the retina in a scan pattern. The scan pattern is a continuous pattern that includes a plurality of lobes. The measurement beam may be caused to move on the retina by the motion of a mirror that intercepts and redirects the measurement beam. The mirror position may be altered by the application of a drive signal to one or more actuators that respond to the drive signal by rotating the mirror about an axis or axes.

    ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR EVALUATION OF OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGES

    公开(公告)号:US20220084197A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17444806

    申请日:2021-08-10

    Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

    Abstract: A neural network is trained to segment interferogram images. A first plurality of interferograms are obtained, where each interferograms corresponds to data acquired by an OCT system using a first scan pattern, annotating each of the plurality of interferograms to indicate a tissue structure of a retina, training a neural network using the plurality of interferograms and the annotations, inputting a second plurality of interferograms corresponding to data acquired by an OCT system using a second scan pattern and obtaining an output of the trained neural network indicating the tissue structure of the retina that was scanned using the second scan pattern. The system and methods may instead receive a plurality of A-scans and output a segmented image corresponding to a plurality of locations along an OCT scan pattern.

    ADJUSTABLE THERAPY SPECTACLES FOR DECREASING MYOPIA PROGRESSION

    公开(公告)号:US20230241410A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-03

    申请号:US18163376

    申请日:2023-02-02

    Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

    CPC classification number: A61N5/0622 A61N2005/0648 A61N2005/0651

    Abstract: A wearer adjustable apparatus is configured for a wearer to view an object and adjust stimuli projected into the eye by adjusting the location of the projection optics, for example with movement of the projection optics relative to one or more components of a support such as an eyeglass frame. In some embodiments, the projection system comprises an adjustable retainer for the wearer to adjust first active projection elements coupled to a first support in front of a first eye in relation to second projection optics coupled to a second support in front of a second eye of the wearer. In some embodiments, the apparatus comprises oculars comprising the projection optics and corrective lenses configured for the wearer to adjust positions of the lenses and projection optics in front of the wearer's eyes in order to project therapeutic spots onto a desired location relative to the wearer's retinas.

    AXIAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT MONITOR
    26.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230026753A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17936263

    申请日:2022-09-28

    Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

    Abstract: An OCT axial length measurement device is configured to measure an area of the retina within a range from about 0.05 mm to about 2.0 mm. The area can be measured with a scanned measurement beam or plurality of substantially fixed measurement beams. The OCT measurement device may comprise a plurality of reference optical path lengths, in which a first optical path length corresponds to a first position of a cornea, and a second optical path length corresponds to a second position of the retina, in which the axial length is determined based on a difference between the first position and the second position. An axial length map can be generated to determine alignment of the eye with the measurement device and improve accuracy and repeatability of the measurements. In some embodiments, the OCT measurement device comprises a swept source vertical cavity surface emitting laser (“VCSEL”).

    APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF REFRACTIVE ERROR USING ACTIVE STIMULATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220404638A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-22

    申请号:US17820738

    申请日:2022-08-18

    Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

    Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses and methods for an active projection system that may be incorporated into spectacles, contact lenses or provided as an add-on layer to existing spectacles or lenses. The active projection system operates to generate a stimulus or stimuli for viewing by a person's eye. The stimulus or stimuli creates an image that is defocused in front of the person's retina and can assist in slowing or stopping the progression of myopia or other refractive errors in the person.

    AXIAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT MONITOR
    29.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220304573A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-29

    申请号:US17647585

    申请日:2022-01-10

    Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

    Abstract: An OCT axial length measurement device is configured to measure an area of the retina within a range from about 0.05 mm to about 2.0 mm. The area can be measured with a scanned measurement beam or plurality of substantially fixed measurement beams. The OCT measurement device may comprise a plurality of reference optical path lengths, in which a first optical path length corresponds to a first position of a cornea, and a second optical path length corresponds to a second position of the retina, in which the axial length is determined based on a difference between the first position and the second position. An axial length map can be generated to determine alignment of the eye with the measurement device and improve accuracy and repeatability of the measurements. In some embodiments, the OCT measurement device comprises a swept source vertical cavity surface emitting laser (“VCSEL”).

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