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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7740357 | Deformable mirror device and apparatus for observing retina of eye using the same A deformable mirror device includes a substrate; a plurality of electrodes provided on the substrate; a spacer disposed on the substrate; a support member disposed above the spacer and having an opening passing through from a first face of the support member facing ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7731362 | Optical scanning system The present application is directed to an optical scanning system for medical applications, preferably in ophthalmology, which can be used for a large range of diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The optical scanning system comprises at least one controllable r... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7712901 | Method and apparatus for diagnosing conditions of the eye with infrared light A method and apparatus for imaging an eye of a patient and detecting any condition or disease in the eye. A near infrared light beam is emitted into the eye through the skin adjacent to the eye. A digital image is acquired from the light reflected from the eye. The ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7708409 | Controlling beam intensity in ophthalmic illumination systems using serial rotatable shapes An ophthalmic illumination system includes planar shapes serially positioned in a path for a collimated beam, along an optical axis. The shapes are rotationally symmetric with one another relative to the optical axis. Each shape has a central rotational axis interse... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7703923 | System and method for imaging retinal tissue with tissue generated light A system and method for imaging retinal tissues in an eye generates an input light beam having ultra-short pulses and an input wavelength (λi) to stimulate the tissue. Depending on the particular type tissue being imaged, the retinal tissue responds to t... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7703922 | Relaxed confocal catadioptric scanning laser ophthalmoscope A number of additional embodiments and optical constructions of a relaxed confocal catadioptric scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) are disclosed. They improve the functionality of microperimetry (MP), and the integration of the existing instrument with the capabili... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7695140 | Fourier-domain OCT ray-tracing on the eye The present invention is directed to an ophthalmologic measurement method which can depict three-dimensional structures of the interfaces of an eye by short-coherence interferometry based on reference points. For this purpose, the pupil is illuminated at a plurality... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695141 | Ocular light stimulus apparatus A stimulus light from a stimulus light source is projected to the retina of an ocular fundus under examination to stimulate the retina in localized fashion to generate a bioelectric signal from the retina. The stimulus light source is mounted on a movable block, and... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7690788 | Driving circuit of electromechanical transducer device and retina scanning display device having the same The present invention provides a drive circuit for driving a capacitive electromechanical transducer device. The capacitive electromechanical transducer device is constituted of two electromechanical transducer parts consisting of a first capacitive electromechanica... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7690789 | Correction of presbyopia using adaptive optics, wavefront sensor eye alignment and light shield, 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... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7682027 | Multi-LED ophthalmic illuminator An ophthalmic endoilluminator has a power supply coupled to a light source, a controller, a collimation device, an alignment device, a lens, and an optical fiber. The light source has three light emitting diodes. Each of the three light emitting diodes produces a di... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7677731 | Eye optical characteristic measuring apparatus Scattering can be measured by using an optical system having a Hartman-Shack wave-surface sensor. An eye optical characteristic measuring instrument comprises a light source unit 10 for emitting a light beam of a wavelength in the near-infrared region, an ill... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7673991 | Method and device for measuring retinal stray light The present invention provides a method and device of measuring the retinal stray light in the eye of a subject, comprising presenting to the subject a flickering stray light from a stray light source; presenting to the subject compensation light so as to undercompe... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7654671 | Device for monitoring body functions An optical system for non-invasive monitoring includes a light source to direct one or more pulses of light into an eye, a subject and a light receiver to receive light returning from the eye. The light receiver, or a processor coupled to the light receiver, records... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654672 | Systems and software for wavefront data processing, vision correction, and other applications A system for providing vision contains an aberrometer, a wavefront sensor, and a transfer optical system. The aberrometer is configured to measure a received wavefront. The aberrometer includes a wavefront sensor and a transfer optical system for transferring an inp... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7648242 | Hybrid spectral domain optical coherence tomography line scanning laser ophthalmoscope An apparatus for imaging an eye includes a housing and a system of optical components disposed in the housing. The apparatus is capable of operating in a line scanning laser ophthalmoscope (LSLO) mode and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) mode. The system of opt... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7641342 | Information system and method for providing information using a holographic element In an information system and a method for providing information in correlation with light that is incident on an eye, a pair of spectacles includes a holographic element that is supported in front of the eye of a wearer of the spectacles. An optical scanning device ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7641343 | Method and apparatus for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's using non-invasive eye tomography by terahertz The objective of the present method and apparatus is to provide a portable diagnosis system for a quick and reliable method to examine the conditions of a human eye-lens. The method provides precise and safe technique for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease (... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7637617 | Method and device for generating retinal images using the stigmatism of the two foci of a substantially elliptical sight A method for generating retinal images using the stigmatism of the two foci (F, F′) of a substantially elliptical sight (E) with a semi-reflective surface, wherein a so-called object focus consisting of the diaphragm of a pinhole disc forming the convergence point... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7635186 | Ophthalmologic measuring apparatus There is provided a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor which can repetitively perform a measurement at high speed and at short measurement intervals. An illuminating optical system includes a first polarizing optical member to alternately change a polarization conditio... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7625089 | Wavefront sensor having multi-power beam modes, independent adjustment camera, and accommodation range measurement An improved wavefront sensor is provided that enhances the initial focus and precision of imaged spots used to determine the monochromatic wave aberrations of the eye. The wavefront sensor includes an adjustment camera that is independent of a lenslet camera. A lase... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7621637 | Ophthalmologic device for breaking down eye tissue An ophthalmological apparatus (1) comprises a base station (11) having a light source (51) for generating light pulses, and an application head (3) which can be mounted on an eye (2) having a light projector (58) for the foc... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7621638 | Delivering a short Arc lamp light for eye imaging A light delivery technique includes optical configurations as well as the associated methods that generate a ring beam from a linear light source. In one embodiment, a remote light source module delivers illumination light to a fundus camera and/or slit lamp. In ano... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7614746 | Macular function tester A device to carry out tests of the macula of a subject's eye to identify disease such as age related macular degeneration. The device includes a stimulus light source comprising a stimulus spheroidal chamber with a stimulus light located therein to emit light throug... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7604353 | Deformable mirror device and apparatus for observing retina of eye It is made possible to improve the variations in the “generated force (load)—deflection characteristics”. A deformable mirror device includes: a substrate; a plurality of electrodes provided on the substrate; a spacer disposed on the substrate; a support membe... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7597444 | Ophthalmological device An ophthalmological device (1) comprises a controllable optical correction element (14) for the variable modulation of the wavefront of deflected femtosecond laser pulses. A control module (13) controls the correction element (14) as a fu... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7594729 | Wavefront sensor The present invention relates to a wavefront sensor using a pair of screens, each having a two-dimensional array of circular apertures, to achieve Moiré effects, and its use to measure the slope of a wavefront. ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7566132 | Fundus observation device LCD 140 is provided for displaying an internal fixation target for fixating an eye E. Projection optical system (a part of an imaging optical system 120) is provided for projecting the displayed internal fixation target onto the a fundus oculi Ef. Imag... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7556379 | Ophthalmologic apparatus An ophthalmologic apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention determines the photography light amount suitable for picking up still images of a fundus and the amplification factor of an image pickup device by obtaining the change in brigh... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7549749 | Visual stimulator The present invention relates to a visual stimulator, which comprises a light stimulation source, a regulable attenuator of light, mirrors for reflecting light and light detectors. The visual stimulator in accordance with the invention comprises a mirror chamber and... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7533992 | Light source for diagnostic instruments A new light source (e.g. LEDs) enables new designs in all or some key elements within diagnostic instruments. New light sources allow improvements in life of light source, infra red emitted, power consumption, color temperature, light flux directionality, simplifica... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7513621 | Ophthalmic operative keratometer with movable fixation/centration device Provided is an operative keratometer consisting of a built-in bright LED ring light, which uniquely provides immediate direct preoperative confirmation to the ophthalmologist of the proper meridian for astigmatic cuts and the most advantageous location of cataract i... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7503654 | Pupil reaction ascertaining device and fatigue recovery promoting device It is an object of the present invention to provide a pupillary reflex checking apparatus that enables a subject to check his own pupillary reflex and that keeps down cost and to provide a fatigue recovery facilitating apparatus that includes the pupillary reflex ch... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7500754 | Ophthalmologic imaging apparatus Light from a light source is divided into S-polarization and P-polarization light. The P-polarization light is incident to a retinal illumination system for high-power image and the S-polarization light is incident to a retinal illumination system for low-power imag... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7500753 | Optical system for a fundus camera The invention is directed to an optical system for a fundus camera in which lens pairs are tilted relative to the imaging beam path to prevent flare. This tilting is carried out in two planes and these planes are preferably oriented perpendicular to one another.... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7488073 | Pupillary reflex-based patient classification A method, system and device for detecting an ocular dysfunction with optic neuropathy, such as the glaucoma group of diseases. More particularly, one eye is exposed to a series of flashes, and the resulting pupillary reflexes of both eyes are measured. The pupillary... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7481535 | Complete autorefractor system in an ultra-compact package An autorefractor system in an ultra-compact package is described for rapidly and objectively measuring the refractive state of the eye. The autorefractor detector system, in conjunction with a secondary light source, uses one photodetector such as a charge coupled d... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7467870 | Reflectometry instrument and method for measuring macular pigment A reflectometry instrument includes a light source, a spectrometer, and a first and second lens. The light source emits an illumination beam to the macula. The spectrometer measures a detection beam that is a portion of the illumination beam reflected from the eye a... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7455407 | System and method of measuring and mapping three dimensional structures A system for mapping a three-dimensional structure includes a projecting optical system adapted to project light onto an object, a correction system adapted to compensate the light for at least one aberration in the object, an imaging system adapted to collect light... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452081 | Scanning ophthalmic fixation method and apparatus An apparatus and method for treating and/or diagnosing a patient's eye. A light source produces fixation light and procedure light. A scanning device deflects the fixation light to produce a fixation pattern of the fixation light on the eye, and deflects the procedu... | 11/18/2008 |
