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Ultrasonic scanning of the eye using a stationary transducer

  • US 5,776,068 A
  • Filed: 06/19/1997
  • Issued: 07/07/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/19/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for ultrasonically examining a patient'"'"'s eyes, wherein a patient'"'"'s first eye to be imaged is submerged in a liquid bath, said apparatus comprising:

  • a fixed ultrasound transducer in contact with said liquid bath, for directing a beam of ultrasound energy to said first eye and for receiving echoes of said ultrasound energy;

    fixation source means juxtaposed to a second eye of said patient, for displaying a fixation target; and

    control means for operating said fixation source means to move said fixation target relative to said second eye while said patient moves said second eye to remain focused on said fixation target, movement of said second eye causing said first eye to move concurrently and enabling relative movement between said beam of ultrasound energy and anterior segments of said first eye.

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