Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus and methods for diagnosis of strabismus
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Application No.: US14432834Application Date: 2013-10-02
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Publication No.: US09968252B2Publication Date: 2018-05-15
- Inventor: Jeffrey Bloom , Kevin White , Andreas Inmann , Ryan Peters
- Applicant: University Hospitals of Cleveland , University Hospitals Medical Group, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OH Cleveland
- Assignee: University Hospitals of Cleveland
- Current Assignee: University Hospitals of Cleveland
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Cleveland
- Agency: Fay Sharpe LLP
- Agent Richard M. Klein
- International Application: PCT/US2013/062985 WO 20131002
- International Announcement: WO2014/055600 WO 20140410
- Main IPC: A61B3/10
- IPC: A61B3/10 ; A61B3/08 ; A61B3/00 ; A61B3/14

Abstract:
An apparatus for diagnosing and/or quantifying the degree of strabismus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a beam that supports at least two targets, a video camera, a light source for generating Purkinje reflexes, and a computer. The patient gazes at the targets while the video camera captures the patient's eyes. The frames of the video are then analyzed as described herein to determine the location of the pupil and the first Purkinje reflex. With this information, strabismus can be diagnosed, as well as the angle of deviation, which is useful for surgically correcting the strabismus. Methods of analyzing the frames are also discussed herein.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150265146A1 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF STRABISMUS Public/Granted day:2015-09-24
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