System for automatically detecting eye corneal striae using projected and reflected shapes
First Claim
1. An automated eye corneal striae recognition system, comprising:
- a) means for projecting an illuminating shape on an eye cornea;
b) means for moving the projected illuminating shape and the eye cornea relative to each other;
c) means for capturing a plurality of images of the illuminated eye cornea, each of said images corresponding to different positions of said shape relative to the eye; and
d) a computer system including, (i) means for controlling said means for scanning the eye cornea, (ii) means for receiving said images of the eye cornea from said means for capturing said plurality of said images, and (iii) a processor means for (A) processing said image, (B) detecting corneal striae objects from the processed images if corneal striae are present, and (C) determining respective positions of the detected corneal striae objects.
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Abstract
An automated eye corneal striae detection system for use with a refractive laser system includes a cornea illuminator, a video camera interface, a computer, and a video display for showing possible eye corneal striae to the surgeon. The computer includes an interface to control the corneal illuminator, a video frame grabber that extracts images of the eye cornea from the video camera, and is programmed to detect and recognize eye corneal striae. The striae detection algorithm finds possible cornea striae, determines their location, or position, on the cornea and analyzes their shape. After all possible eye corneal striae are detected and analyzed, they are displayed for the surgeon on an external video display. The surgeon can then make a determination as to whether the corneal LASIK flap should be refloated, adjusted or smoothed again.
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23 Claims
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1. An automated eye corneal striae recognition system, comprising:
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a) means for projecting an illuminating shape on an eye cornea;
b) means for moving the projected illuminating shape and the eye cornea relative to each other;
c) means for capturing a plurality of images of the illuminated eye cornea, each of said images corresponding to different positions of said shape relative to the eye; and
d) a computer system including, (i) means for controlling said means for scanning the eye cornea, (ii) means for receiving said images of the eye cornea from said means for capturing said plurality of said images, and (iii) a processor means for (A) processing said image, (B) detecting corneal striae objects from the processed images if corneal striae are present, and (C) determining respective positions of the detected corneal striae objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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16. A method for automatically detecting corneal striae, said method including:
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a) projecting light in a predetermined shape onto a cornea, said light adapted to be reflected by the cornea;
b) obtaining an image of a cornea location illuminated by said light;
c) processing said image; and
d) determining from said processed image whether one or more corneal striae objects are present.
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