TEAR FILM AND TEAR MENISCUS DYNAMICS WITH TIME-LAPSE OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY
First Claim
1. An imaging device, comprising:
- an OCT imager;
a trigger;
a computer coupled to the OCT imager and the trigger, the computer executing instructions for;
acquiring a plurality of OCT data scans with the OCT imager at different time intervals;
generating a first signal at the trigger to initiate closing of an object at a first time;
generating a second signal at the trigger to initiate opening of an object at a second time following the first time;
identifying an area of interest in the plurality of OCT data scans;
identifying layers in the area of interest;
calculating thickness measurements of the layers from the OCT data scans; and
displaying the thickness measurements.
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Abstract
In accordance with some embodiments of the present inventions, an imaging device includes an OCT imager, a trigger, a computer coupled to the OCT imager and the trigger, the computer executing instructions for: generating a first signal at the trigger to initiate closing of an object at a first time, generating a second signal at the trigger to initiate opening of an object at a second time following the first time, acquiring a plurality of OCT data scans with the OCT imager at different time intervals following the second time, identifying an area of interest in the plurality of OCT data scans, identifying layers in the area of interest, calculating thickness measurements of the layers from the OCT data scans, and displaying the thickness measurements.
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30 Claims
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1. An imaging device, comprising:
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an OCT imager; a trigger; a computer coupled to the OCT imager and the trigger, the computer executing instructions for; acquiring a plurality of OCT data scans with the OCT imager at different time intervals; generating a first signal at the trigger to initiate closing of an object at a first time; generating a second signal at the trigger to initiate opening of an object at a second time following the first time; identifying an area of interest in the plurality of OCT data scans; identifying layers in the area of interest; calculating thickness measurements of the layers from the OCT data scans; and displaying the thickness measurements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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acquiring a plurality of OCT data scans at different time intervals; generating a first signal to initiate closing of an object at a first time; generating a second signal to initiate opening of an object at a second time following the first time; identifying an area of interest in the plurality of OCT data scans; identifying layers in the area of interest; calculating thickness measurements of the layers from the OCT data scans; and displaying the thickness measurements. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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