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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120050683 | Self-Illuminated Handheld Lens for Retinal Examination and Photography and Related Method thereof System and method directed towards providing full and even illumination of a patient's retina through lighting integrated into a handheld fundus lens. By integrating the lighting, the method and system reduces and even eliminate many lens artifacts and reflections. By i... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20110090460 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC LENS ASSEMBLY An ophthalmologic lens assembly includes a glass prism bonded to a meniscus lens at a posterior end of the glass prism. The glass prism is surrounded by a housing that is bonded to the meniscus lens. In one embodiment, the housing and a meniscus lens blank are processed... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20100265461 | GONIOSCOPE FOR IMPROVED VIEWING Various embodiments relate to opthalmoscopic devices, systems and methods for viewing the anterior chamber, trabecular meshwork, iris root, scleral spur, and/or related nearby structures in the eye. In some embodiments, devices, systems and/or methods may employ a plura... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100265460 | Wide-Angle Observation at a Surgical Microscope A microscope for performing an opthalmo-surgical intervention, in particular for a contactless wide-angle observation of an eye during an intervention, is provided. The microscope has a tube (1a) having an objective and an ocular, a holding arm (1),... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100245769 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC OPTHALMOSCOPY Various embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for multimodal functional imaging based upon photoacoustic and laser optical scanning microscopy. In particular, at least one embodiment of the present invention utilizes a contact lens in combinat... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100245770 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC OPTHALMOSCOPY Various embodiments of the present invention include systems and methods for multimodal functional imaging based upon photoacoustic and laser optical scanning microscopy. In particular, at least one embodiment of the present invention utilizes a contact lens in combinat... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100134759 | DIGITAL IMAGING SYSTEM FOR EYE PROCEDURES Described herein is a hand-held gonioscopic imaging system that can be used to continuously display, capture and record images of the iridocorneal angle within the eye during implantation procedures. The system can be used, for example, during device implantation proced... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100118270 | ADAPTOR FOR MOUNTING A GONIO LENS ONTO A HAND-HELD EYE EXAMINATION DEVICE An apparatus and method is disclosed that provides a means for mounting a separate optical element, such as a gonio lens, to a hand-held eye imaging device. In this way, the doctor only needs to use one hand to hold the imaging apparatus while the other hand can be free... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100118269 | SPLIT VIEW ADAPTER FOR A MICROSCOPE This invention discloses an apparatus that is attached to the objective lens of a microscope to split its field of view into at least two. In one embodiment, a mirrored gonio lens is snapped to the objective of an ophthalmic surgical microscope to provide a view of the ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100091243 | SINGLE-ARM OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY PACHYMETRY SYSTEM AND METHOD A single arm optical coherence tomography (OCT) pachymetry system and methods for measuring layers of the eye are disclosed. The system includes an artificial lens for positioning on the eye, a light source emitting a measurement light beam along an optical path posteri... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100091244 | REAL IMAGE FORMING EYE EXAMINATION LENS UTILIZING TWO REFLECTING SURFACES WITH NON-MIRRORED CENTRAL VIEWING AREA An inverted real image forming opthalmoscopic contact lens provides for viewing and treating structures within an eye. The lens comprises a contacting surface adapted for placement on the cornea of the eye, a concave annular anterior reflecting surface, a convex annular... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100053556 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AN ANALYTE IN AN EYE FLUID The invention proposes a manual measuring appliance (112) and an analytical measuring system (110) which can be used to measure at least one analyte in an eye fluid of an eye (114). The handheld measuring appliance (112) comprises a measuring... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100030225 | Intraoperative Estimation of Intraocular Lens Power Apparatus for performing intraocular implant surgery, including surgical apparatus for performing intraocular implant surgery, an autorefraction device associated with the surgical apparatus, wherein the autorefraction device is configured to perform autorefraction on t... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090303440 | DISPOSABLE OPHTHALMIC/MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH TIMED COLOR CHANGE INDICATION A disposable ophthalmic or medical apparatus has a portion with a color changeable dye disposed thereon. The dye changes color after being exposed to oxygen for a controlled and predetermined period of time indicating that the apparatus should no longer be used.... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090185135 | Real image forming eye examination lens utilizing two reflecting surfaces providing upright image A diagnostic and therapeutic contact lens is provided for use with biomicroscopes for the examination and treatment of structures of the eye. The lens comprises a contacting surface adapted for placement on the cornea of an eye, two reflecting surfaces, and a refracting... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090051872 | Real image forming eye examination lens utilizing two reflecting surfaces A diagnostic and therapeutic contact lens is provided for use with the slit lamp or other biomicroscope for the examination and treatment of the structures of the eye including that of the fundus and anterior chamber. The lens comprises a contacting portion adapted for ... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090021697 | Ophthalmic Device Comprising a Holographic Sensor An ophthalmic device which comprises a holographic element comprising a medium comprising a phenylboronic acid group and, disposed therein, a hologram, wherein an optical characteristic of the element changes as a result of a variation of a physical property of the medi... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20080309876 | Method And Apparatus For Imaging An Eye Of A Small Animal Imaging an eye of an animal can include injecting a ring of light through an outer portion of an entrance pupil of the eye of the animal onto a back interior portion of the eye. Light reflected off of the back interior portion of the eye and through an exit pupil effect... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080218696 | Non-Invasive Monitoring System A monitoring system includes a light source that illuminates at least a portion of a subject's eye with an incident light beam, and a contact lens with a coupler. The coupler couples the incident light beam into an aqueous humor of the eye, creating an aqueous light bea... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080165323 | Panretinal laser fundus contact lens An optical lens system is designed to speed and improve therapeutic laser irradiation of the inner eye. The device is housed in an external casing (10) in conjunction with a specialized fundus contact lens (22). Internally, a disc (12) is mounted wi... | 07/10/2008 |
| 20080129960 | Disposable ophthalmic/medical apparatus with timed color change indication A disposable ophthalmic or medical apparatus has a portion with a color changeable dye disposed thereon. The dye changes color after being exposed to oxygen for a controlled and predetermined period of time indicating that the apparatus should no longer be used.... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20080024723 | Corneal onlays and wavefront aberration correction to enhance vision Devices and methods for improving vision are described. The vision of a person can be corrected using a corneal onlay or a lens positioned between an epithelial cell layer and Bowman's membrane of the person's eye. Wavefront aberrations are measured for the person's eye... | 01/31/2008 |
| 20080020478 | Method of Detecting an Analyte Using a Holographic Sensor A method for the detection of an analyte in a fluid, which comprises contacting the fluid with a holographic element comprising a medium and a hologram disposed throughout the volume of the medium, wherein an optical characteristic of the element changes as a result of ... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20070171371 | Diagnostic ophthalmic lens using extra-low dispersion (ED) material An improved diagnostic ophthalmic lens using extra-low dispersion material, defined by having an Abbe Number, Vd>80, is provided. Such a single element diagnostic ophthalmic lens may be used for examination of the eye in conjunction with either an Indirect Op... | 07/26/2007 |
| 20070013869 | HYBRID CONTACT LENS SYSTEM AND METHOD A hybrid contact lens comprises a central zone comprising a substantially rigid, gas permeable material having a DK of at least 30, a relatively soft peripheral zone and an intermediate zone comprising a film or coating that is created around the central zone, and then ... | 01/18/2007 |
| 20060244914 | Lens systems for vitreoretinal surgery An ophthalmoscopy lens system includes a contact lens and an image forming lens. The contact lens and the image forming lens are in a spaced-apart arrangement such that an open air space exists between the contact lens and the image forming lens and the inner surfaces a... | 11/02/2006 |
| 20060192921 | Device and method for aligning an eye with a surgical laser A device for establishing a desired alignment between a patient's eye and a laser system to facilitate an engagement therebetween includes a light source to illuminate the eye. A moveable platform is provided to move the patient relative to the laser system. To establis... | 08/31/2006 |
| 20050284774 | Ophthalmic lens assembly utilizing replaceable contact element An ophthalmic lens assembly that includes a first lens mounted to a first housing and a second lens mounted to a second housing having an open end. The first housing at least partially inserts into the open end of the second housing and removably attaches to the second ... | 12/29/2005 |
| 20050174538 | Ring laser photocoagulation An improved ophthalmic fundus contact lens to observe and irradiate the interior of the eye. Internally the device consists of a ring of contiguous mirrors (12) with identical angulations arranged around a posterior concave lens (10). The outside surface o... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050157260 | Lens for producing stereoscopic images A stereoscopic imaging lens includes a first lens set and a second lens set. The lens receives collimated laser light from the scanning laser ophthalmoscope and, focuses on the fundus of the eye. By use of a prism set, two offset images are provided to the scanning lase... | 07/21/2005 |
