Methods and systems for corneal topography, blink detection and laser eye surgery
First Claim
1. A laser eye surgical system capable of blink detection, comprising:
- a topography measurement structure having at least one geometric marker, the topography measurement structure being configured to be placed into a position proximal to an eye of a patient such that light traveling from the at least one geometric marker is capable of reflecting off a refractive structure of the eye of the patient;
an image capture device configured to detect light reflected from the eye of the patient for a predetermined time period while the topography measurement structure is at the proximal position, and to convert the detected light into image data; and
control electronics coupled to the image capture device and configured to analyze the image data to determine whether light corresponding to the geometric marker is detected in the reflected light, wherein if the light corresponding to the geometric marker is determined not to be present, the control electronics identifies the patient as having blinked during the predetermined time.
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Abstract
A method of blink detection in a laser eye surgical system includes providing a topography measurement structure having a geometric marker. The method includes bringing the topography measurement structure into a position proximal to an eye such that light traveling from the geometric marker is capable of reflecting off a refractive structure of the eye of the patient, and also detecting the light reflected from the structure of the eye for a predetermined time period while the topography measurement structure is at the proximal position. The method further includes converting the light reflected from the surface of the eye into image data and analyzing the image data to determine whether light reflected from the geometric marker is present is in the reflected light, wherein if the geometric marker is determined not to be present, the patient is identified as having blinked during the predetermined time.
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20 Claims
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1. A laser eye surgical system capable of blink detection, comprising:
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a topography measurement structure having at least one geometric marker, the topography measurement structure being configured to be placed into a position proximal to an eye of a patient such that light traveling from the at least one geometric marker is capable of reflecting off a refractive structure of the eye of the patient; an image capture device configured to detect light reflected from the eye of the patient for a predetermined time period while the topography measurement structure is at the proximal position, and to convert the detected light into image data; and control electronics coupled to the image capture device and configured to analyze the image data to determine whether light corresponding to the geometric marker is detected in the reflected light, wherein if the light corresponding to the geometric marker is determined not to be present, the control electronics identifies the patient as having blinked during the predetermined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A laser eye surgical system, comprising:
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a topography measurement structure having at least one geometric marker, the topography measurement structure being configured to be placed into a position proximal to an eye of a patient such that light traveling from the at least one geometric marker is capable of reflecting off a refractive structure of the eye of the patient; an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system for generating structural or position data regarding the eye of the patient, the OCT system generating an OCT measurement beam which passes through the topography measurement structure; an image capture device configured to capture images of reflected light which is reflected from the refractive structure of the eye of the patient to generate image data; and control electronics configured to control the OCT system to generate the structural or position data regarding the eye, to control the image capture device to periodically capture the images during at least a portion of a time when the OCT system generates the structural or position data regarding the eye, and to analyze the image data to determine whether light corresponding to the geometric marker was present in the reflected light, wherein if the light corresponding to the geometric marker is determined not to be present, the control electronics identifies the patient as having blinked during the portion of the time. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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