摘要:
A spatially compact, lightweight positioning system for guiding an operator in positioning an ophthalmic instrument relative to an eye of a test subject has first and second light sources and an area detector spaced apart from a measurement axis of the instrument and from each other for providing positioning images which may be evaluated relative to stored calibration image information to determine current position of the instrument relative to the eye. The first and second light sources may fit within a lateral distance less than or equal to 25 mm. First and second illumination axes associated with the light sources may reside in a horizontal plane containing the measurement axis, and an observation axis of the area detector may reside in a vertical plane containing the measurement axis. The light sources and the area detector may be intersected by a plane which is normal to the measurement axis.
摘要:
A headrest for an ophthalmic instrument facilitates fine positioning of the instrument relative to an eye of a test subject without the need to remove a contact element of the headrest from contact with the test subject's face. The ophthalmic instrument may be, for example, a rebound tonometer or a non-contact tonometer. The headrest includes a hollow bulbous contact element formed of resiliently deformable material, for example a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) or silicone rubber. An outer surface of the contact element may have a spherical shape or a spheroidal shape when the contact element is not deformed.
摘要:
An ophthalmic instrument that discharges a fluid pulse to deform the cornea of a test subject is improved by reducing the working distance between a nosepiece or a discharge tube from which the fluid pulse is discharged and the eye of the test subject. The invention improves measurement repeatability and patient comfort.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for measuring intraocular pressure of an eye use an empirically derived function wherein an inward applanation pressure P1 and an outward applanation pressure P2 obtained during a corneal deformation cycle caused by a fluid pulse are separately weighted so as to minimize cornea-related influence on the intraocular pressure value calculated by the function. In one embodiment, the function is optimized, at least in part, to minimize change in calculated IOP between measurements made before surgical alteration of the cornea and measurements made after surgical alteration of the cornea.
摘要:
A contact tip for a contact tonometer has a body including a contact surface, and a coating applied to the contact surface. The coating includes a light-activated material and a biocompatible water soluble adhesive for adhering the coating to the contact surface. The water soluble adhesive dissolves upon contact with the corneal tear film during a tonometric measurement, thereby releasing the light-activated material into the tear film. The present disclosure further provides a single-use tonometer contact tip product which includes a sterilized contact tip having the mentioned contact surface coating, and an opaque package containing the sterilized contact tip.
摘要:
In an ophthalmic instrument that directs a fluid pulse at a cornea to cause reversible deformation of the cornea and monitors the corneal deformation to generate a deformation signal, the shape of the deformation signal is analyzed with respect to deformation signal data from a statistical population of eyes to calculate a deformation signal score indicating a degree of probability that the deformation signal corresponds in shape to a normal deformation signal for normal eyes in the population. In calculating the deformation signal score, significant geometrical signal parameters are calculated and combined. The deformation signal score may be used as a basis to keep or discard intraocular pressure measurements in a non-contact tonometer, and/or as a basis to conduct further diagnostic screening.
摘要:
An apparatus comprises a spectrophotometer system configured to measure light absorbance by a tear sample, a refractometer system configured to measure refractive index of the tear sample, and an evaluation unit programmed to calculate an osmolarity of the tear sample based on the measured absorbance and refractive index and stored calibration curves. The spectrophotometer and refractometer systems may share a common prism contacted by the tear sample during measurement. The evaluation unit may be programmed to carry out steps of a method for determining osmolarity of the tear sample in accordance with the invention. The osmolarity of the tear sample may be used as an indicator in diagnosing dry eye.
摘要:
A system for delivering a touch sensitive screen task to a subject includes a touch sensitive display for presenting visual stimuli to a subject and for providing a response of the subject, hand position monitoring unit(s) for receiving input indicative of the position of a hand of the subject and for providing output signals representing said position and a controller/processor unit operatively coupled to the touch sensitive display unit and to the hand position monitoring unit(s) for receiving output signals from the hand position monitoring unit(s) and for processing the output signals to control the displaying of the visual stimuli on the touch sensitive display unit. A method for operating the system includes receiving from the subject signals representing a response of the subject to visual stimuli, receiving signals indicative of the position of the subject's hand and processing the signals to control the presenting of visual stimuli.
摘要:
A method of providing an eye diagnosis. The method includes displaying stimuli to a patient, receiving indications of locations in which the stimuli were perceived by the patient, analyzing the spatial relationship between at least some of the received indicated locations and classifying the patient with regard to a retinal related disease, at least partially based on the spatial analysis.
摘要:
A method for measuring a biomechanical characteristic of corneal tissue of a cornea comprises the steps of measuring a geometric parameter of the cornea, measuring hysteresis associated with deformation of the cornea, and evaluating the measured geometric parameter and hysteresis. In an ophthalmic system for practicing the method, a pachometer is used to measure corneal thickness and a tonometer is used to measure hysteresis, and the measurement data is supplied to a computer for evaluation. A related method for prequalifying LASIK patients comprises the steps of establishing a multi-dimensional space wherein a first dimension is a geometric corneal parameter and a second dimension is hysteresis associated with corneal deformation, measuring the geometric corneal parameter and hysteresis of the patient's cornea, registering the geometric corneal parameter and corneal hysteresis in a data point in the multi-dimensional space, and evaluating a location of the data point in the multi-dimensional space.