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| 8025400 | Pupilometer for pupil center drift and pupil size measurements at differing viewing distances The present invention generally provides improved devices, systems, and methods for measuring characteristics of at least one eye, and particularly for measuring the physiological changes in eyes under different viewing conditions. An exemplary embodiment provides a... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8007106 | Systems for differentiating left and right eye images Methods and systems for determining whether an image is of a left eye or a right eye may be used to enhance laser eye surgery systems and techniques. Methods generally involve locating an iris center and/or pupil center on an image of the eye, locating a corneal ver... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7918846 | Method and system for laser treatment of refractive errors using offset imaging An ophthalmological surgery system and method for performing ablative photodecomposition of the corneal surface by offset image scanning. The image of a variable aperture, such as a variable width slit and variable diameter iris diaphragm, is scanned in a preselecte... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7836893 | Method for stabilizing delivered laser energy Systems and methods provide for stabilizing the amount of laser energy delivered to a target from a laser device. Generally, delivered laser energy is measured over multiple laser pulses or over time in the case of a constant wave laser. A decrease is then calculate... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7826146 | Sphero cylindrical eye refraction system using fluid focus electrostatically variable lenses Optical devices, systems, and methods can produce and/or measure cylindrical (as well as spherical) lens shapes throughout a range of both powers and cylindrical axes. Fluid focus lenses employ electrical potentials to vary the shape of a fluid/fluid interface betwe... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7748848 | Calculating Zernike coefficients from Fourier coefficients Systems, methods, and devices for determining an optical surface model for an optical tissue system of an eye are provided. Techniques include inputting a Fourier transform of optical data from the optical tissue system, inputting a conjugate Fourier transform of a ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7708410 | Correction of presbyopia using adaptive optics and associated methods Devices, systems, and methods measure, diagnose, and/or treat one or both eyes of a patient. Adaptive optics systems (such as those having a deformable mirror) may be configured to an aspherical or multi-spherical presbyopia-mitigating prescriptive shape to allow ob... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7547102 | Wavefront propagation from one plane to another The present invention provides methods, systems and software for scaling optical aberration measurements of optical systems. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of reconstructing optical tissues of an eye. The method comprises transmitting an ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7520612 | Presbyopia correction using patient data Methods, devices, and systems establishj an optical surface shape that mitigates or treats presbyopia in a particular patient. The combination of distance vision and near vision in a patient can be improved, often based on input patient parameters such as pupil size... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7513620 | Correction of presbyopia using adaptive optics and associated methods Devices, systems, and methods measure, diagnose, and/or treat one or both eyes of a patient. Adaptive optics systems (such as those having a deformable mirror) may be configured to an aspherical or multi-spherical presbyopia-mitigating prescriptive shape to allow ob... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7431459 | Slit lamp for ophthalmic use A slit lamp for illuminating an eye comprises several LEDs electrically coupled to an LED driver. A user input accepts input for a length, a width and an intensity of a shaped beam of light. An LED driver selectively drives a set of LEDs of an LED array to form a sh... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7431457 | Methods and systems for tracking a torsional orientation and position of an eye Methods and systems for tracking a position and torsional orientation of a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the present invention provides methods and software for registering a first image of an eye with a second image of an eye. In another embodiment, the present... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422328 | Sterile hand held slit lamp cover and method A sterile barrier is provided for use with a slit lamp. The slit lamp has a proximal handle and a distal light slit transmitting window. The sterile barrier comprises a flexible tubular membrane having a first end, a second end, and an opening therebetween. The open... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7413566 | Training enhanced pseudo accommodation methods, systems and devices for mitigation of presbyopia Devices, systems, and methods for developing prescriptions for and/or treating presbyopia may use a combination of an alteration to the refractive tissues of the eye with changes in the response of the visual system. The visual system response may include using resi... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413306 | Sphero cylindrical eye refraction system using fluid focus electrostatically variable lenses Optical devices, systems, and methods can produce and/or measure cylindrical (as well as spherical) lens shapes throughout a range of both powers and cylindrical axes. Fluid focus lenses employ electrical potentials to vary the shape of a fluid/fluid interface betwe... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7387387 | Correction of presbyopia using adaptive optics and associated methods Devices, systems, and methods measure, diagnose, and/or treat one or both eyes of a patient. Adaptive optics systems (such as those having a deformable mirror) may be configured to an aspherical or multi-spherical presbyopia-mitigating prescriptive shape to allow ob... | 06/17/2008 |
