Apparatus and method for diagnosis of optically identifiable ophthalmic conditions
First Claim
1. Apparatus for performing multiple procedures involving the retina of the eye, said apparatus comprising:
- at least one imager for imaging at least a portion of an eye of a patient, said at least one imager configured to provide image data comprising at least two data types selected from the group consisting of data from ophthalmic images using confocal microscopy data, retinal polarimetry data, optical coherence tomography data, thermal image data, spectroscopic image data, refractometry data, and visible image data; and
a data analysis module that interrelates data from said at least two data types to provide an interpretive result that is indicative of a presence of an abnormality that appears to involve a retinal portion of the eye, and where said abnormality could actually involve, at least in part, an abnormality of the brain.
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Abstract
An apparatus that measures images of at least a portion of an eye and records data sets indicative of a neurological condition. A method of the invention employs a plurality of images, or a plurality of data sets, or at least one image and at least one data set to provide an interpretive result based on the interrelation of the images and data sets, such as by superposition. The apparatus and method thereby provide guidance as to the presence of a medical condition in a patient. The apparatus includes modules that observe images and/or data sets, that analyze the information, and that superpose the information. Modules are provided to store information, to provide data output, to provide reports, and to display information, including superposed images and data. Modules can be provided in hardware, in software, in firmware, or in combinations thereof.
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1. Apparatus for performing multiple procedures involving the retina of the eye, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one imager for imaging at least a portion of an eye of a patient, said at least one imager configured to provide image data comprising at least two data types selected from the group consisting of data from ophthalmic images using confocal microscopy data, retinal polarimetry data, optical coherence tomography data, thermal image data, spectroscopic image data, refractometry data, and visible image data; and a data analysis module that interrelates data from said at least two data types to provide an interpretive result that is indicative of a presence of an abnormality that appears to involve a retinal portion of the eye, and where said abnormality could actually involve, at least in part, an abnormality of the brain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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