DEVICE FOR RELIABLY DETERMINING BIOMETRIC MEASUREMENT VARIABLES OF THE WHOLE EYE

    公开(公告)号:US20220400947A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-22

    申请号:US17809706

    申请日:2022-06-29

    IPC分类号: A61B3/107 A61B3/10 A61B3/117

    摘要: A device for determining biometric variables of the eye, as are incorporated in the calculation of intraocular lenses including a multi-point keratometer and an OCT arrangement. The keratometer measurement points are illuminated telecentrically and detected telecentrically and the OCT arrangement is designed as a laterally scanning swept-source system with a detection region detecting the whole eye over the whole axial length thereof. The multi-point keratometer ensures that a sufficient number of keratometer points are available for measuring the corneal surface. By contrast, telecentricity ensures that the positioning inadequacies of the measuring instrument in relation to the eye to be measured do not lead to a local mismatch of the reflection points. The swept-source OCT scan detects the whole eye over the length thereof so that both anterior chamber structures and retina structures can be detected and a consistent whole eye image can be realized.

    METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SEMICONDUCTOR-LASER-DIODE-BASED SS- INTERFEROMETER SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220244178A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17433776

    申请日:2020-02-28

    IPC分类号: G01N21/39 G01N21/45 A61B3/10

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for controlling a semiconductor-laser-diode-based SS-interferometer system (SS=swept source), which allows for a wide range of application and is suitable for use in ophthalmology, in particular for imaging and for determining biometric measurement values of the eye. In the method according to the invention, by means of periodic current modulation, the operation of single semiconductor laser diodes is designed such that a highly coherent spectral laser line can be adjusted with a highest possible repetition rate and over a wide wavelength range. In addition, the following parameters: centre wavelength, sweep rate, sweep range, optical power in the eye and coherence length are adjusted such that the method is suitable for imaging and biometric applications via whole-eye scans. The proposed semiconductor-laser-diode-based SS-interferometer system is provided, in particular, for biometric measuring of the eye. Given that the embodiments are based preferably on optical, coherence tomographic scan images, the main application lies in opthalmological diagnostics, treatment and the preparation of surgical procedures and follow-up thereof.

    DEVICE FOR RELIABLY DETERMINING BIOMETRIC MEASUREMENT VARIABLES OF THE WHOLE EYE

    公开(公告)号:US20170296047A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-19

    申请号:US15583439

    申请日:2017-05-01

    IPC分类号: A61B3/107 A61B3/10 A61B3/117

    摘要: A device for determining biometric variables of the eye, as are incorporated in the calculation of intraocular lenses including a multi-point keratometer and an OCT arrangement. The keratometer measurement points are illuminated telecentrically and detected telecentrically and the OCT arrangement is designed as a laterally scanning swept-source system with a detection region detecting the whole eye over the whole axial length thereof. The multi-point keratometer ensures that a sufficient number of keratometer points are available for measuring the corneal surface. By contrast, telecentricity ensures that the positioning inadequacies of the measuring instrument in relation to the eye to be measured do not lead to a local mismatch of the reflection points. The swept-source OCT scan detects the whole eye over the length thereof so that both anterior chamber structures and retina structures can be detected and a consistent whole eye image can be realized.

    DEVICE FOR RELIABLY DETERMINING BIOMETRIC MEASUREMENT VARIABLES OF THE WHOLE EYE

    公开(公告)号:US20200345228A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-05

    申请号:US16913308

    申请日:2020-06-26

    IPC分类号: A61B3/107 A61B3/10 A61B3/117

    摘要: A device for determining biometric variables of the eye, as are incorporated in the calculation of intraocular lenses including a multi-point keratometer and an OCT arrangement. The keratometer measurement points are illuminated telecentrically and detected telecentrically and the OCT arrangement is designed as a laterally scanning swept-source system with a detection region detecting the whole eye over the whole axial length thereof. The multi-point keratometer ensures that a sufficient number of keratometer points are available for measuring the corneal surface. By contrast, telecentricity ensures that the positioning inadequacies of the measuring instrument in relation to the eye to be measured do not lead to a local mismatch of the reflection points. The swept-source OCT scan detects the whole eye over the length thereof so that both anterior chamber structures and retina structures can be detected and a consistent whole eye image can be realized.