Method for determining accommodation

Patent 6679606 Issued on January 20, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date:

January 8, 2023. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Alcon, Inc.

Application

No. 10/338234 filed on 01/08/2003

US Classes:

351/211Including projected target image

Examiners

Primary: Manuel, George

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Schira; Jeffrey S.

International Classes

A61B 3/09 (20060101)
A61B 3/02 (20060101)

Abstract

An automated, objective method for determining the accommodative range and aberration profile of an eye using a wavefront sensor that iteratively determines the change in accommodation of the lens of an eye.