SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY OBTAINING MEASUREMENTS OF THE HUMAN EYE USING TRACKING
First Claim
1. A method for reducing the effects of motion in measurement data from the eye of a patient, said method comprising:
- collecting measurement data at a plurality of positions across the eye of the patient using a measurement system;
simultaneously collecting images of the retina of the patient such that each measurement has a corresponding image frame using a fundus imaging system different from the measurement system;
comparing each image frame to a reference image frame to determine the amount of eye movement that occurred during the collection of the measurement data;
collecting replacement measurement data when the determined amount of eye movement associated with one or more positions exceeds a predetermined threshold, with the location of the collected replacement measurement data being adjusted to compensate for the determined amount of eye movement;
generating an image from the measurement data; and
storing or displaying the image.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for efficiently obtaining optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurement data with reduced effects of motion are presented. One embodiment involves determining the amount of motion present during the collection of an OCT data set based on images of the eye collected at the same time as the OCT data, and recollecting select portions of the OCT data set when the amount of eye motion is determined to exceed a predetermined threshold. Another embodiment includes enabling or disabling a tracking feature based on the quality of the images available for tracking. Another embodiment includes reducing the effect of motion in the axial direction based on a comparison to a model of the eye constructed from OCT data. The method can also be used to reduce the presence of mirror image artifacts in an OCT image.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for reducing the effects of motion in measurement data from the eye of a patient, said method comprising:
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collecting measurement data at a plurality of positions across the eye of the patient using a measurement system; simultaneously collecting images of the retina of the patient such that each measurement has a corresponding image frame using a fundus imaging system different from the measurement system; comparing each image frame to a reference image frame to determine the amount of eye movement that occurred during the collection of the measurement data; collecting replacement measurement data when the determined amount of eye movement associated with one or more positions exceeds a predetermined threshold, with the location of the collected replacement measurement data being adjusted to compensate for the determined amount of eye movement; generating an image from the measurement data; and storing or displaying the image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for reducing the effects of axial motion in optical coherence tomography (OCT) data from the eye of a patient, said method comprising:
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establishing a predefined range of acceptable axial locations based on features or landmarks present in OCT data; collecting OCT measurement data at a plurality of positions across the eye of the patient using an OCT system; analyzing features in the collected OCT data to determine if the collected OCT data falls within the predefined range of axial locations to determine axial motion; collecting replacement OCT data where the axial location is not within the predefined acceptable axial range, with the location of the collected replacement OCT data being adjusted to compensate for the determined axial motion; generating an image from the measurement data; and storing or displaying the image. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for acquiring reduced motion measurement data comprising:
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a measurement system for collecting measurement data at a plurality of positions across the retina of a patient; an imaging system for collecting images of the retina of the patient, such that each measurement has a corresponding image frame; a processor for comparing each image frame to a reference image frame to determine eye movement and for controlling the measurement system to collect new replacement measurement data at a particular position if the eye movement at that position determined by said comparison exceeds a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method for eliminating minor images in OCT measurement data from the eye of a patient, said method comprising:
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collecting OCT measurement data at a plurality of positions across the eye of the patient; determining a characteristic metric for the OCT measurement data based upon the intensity gradients in the axial and lateral dimensions of the data; collecting replacement OCT measurement data when the metric exceeds a predetermined value; generating an OCT image from the measurement data; and storing or displaying the image. - View Dependent Claims (40)
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41. A method for reducing the effects of motion in OCT measurement data from the eye of a patient, said method comprising:
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collecting a first set of OCT measurement data at a plurality of locations across the eye of a patient in a time period short enough so that motion of the eye in the axial direction is minimized; establishing a model of the eye using the first set of OCT measurement data that reflects the curvature and axial location of features within the measurement data; collecting a second set of OCT measurement data at a plurality of locations across the eye of a patient using an OCT measurement system, wherein the number of locations in the second set is greater than the number of locations in the first set; comparing the curvature and axial locations of features of the second set of OCT measurement data to the curvature and axial locations of the features in the model to determine the amount of eye motion that occurred during the collection of the second set of OCT measurement data; collecting replacement OCT measurement data when the determined amount of eye movement exceeds a predetermined threshold; generating an image from the measurement data; and storing or displaying the image. - View Dependent Claims (42)
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