System for vision examination utilizing telemedicine
First Claim
1. A telemedicine system comprising:
- at least one remote exam module including, a plurality of optical devices configured to examine a patient'"'"'s eye, and a controller for collecting information from the plurality of optical devices and for controlling the examination of the patient'"'"'s eye;
a diagnostic center for analyzing the collected information; and
a communications link for enabling communication and carrying the collected information between the diagnostic center and the at least one remote exam module;
wherein the diagnostic center comprises, a database for maintaining records corresponding to the collected information, and an exam console for displaying images corresponding to the collected information.
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Abstract
The telemedicine method and system disclosed includes at least one remote exam module which in turn includes a plurality of optical devices configured to examine a patient'"'"'s eye, and a controller for collecting and transmitting the examination data of the patient'"'"'s eye. The information collected is transmitted via a communications link to a diagnostic center for analyzing the information collected at the remote exam module. The diagnostic center further maintains a database of patient records corresponding to the remotely collected examination information and an exam console for enabling a diagnosis based on the collected information.
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1. A telemedicine system comprising:
at least one remote exam module including, a plurality of optical devices configured to examine a patient'"'"'s eye, and a controller for collecting information from the plurality of optical devices and for controlling the examination of the patient'"'"'s eye;
a diagnostic center for analyzing the collected information; and
a communications link for enabling communication and carrying the collected information between the diagnostic center and the at least one remote exam module;
wherein the diagnostic center comprises, a database for maintaining records corresponding to the collected information, and an exam console for displaying images corresponding to the collected information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of conducting eye examination from a remote location, comprising:
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obtaining a patient'"'"'s health and visual history information from a remote database;
conducting tests by using optical devices;
collecting information corresponding to the tests and provided by the optical devices; and
transmitting the collected information to a diagnostic center. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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