Method, system and computer readable medium to determine a strabismus angle between the eyes of an individual

    公开(公告)号:US10813548B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-27

    申请号:US16070042

    申请日:2017-01-11

    Applicant: Stichting VUmc

    Abstract: A method, system and computer readable medium for determining a strabismus angle of the eyes of an individual by: positioning the individual with his or her eyes in front of an eye tracker device and in front of a screen at a viewing distance; displaying a small image element on the screen; measuring a position and line of sight of the eyes of the individual with the eye tracker device while the individual is focussing on the small image element; forwarding the measured position and line of sight of the eyes from the eye tracker device to a computer system; and, calculating the strabismus angle between the eyes by calculating the difference in line of sight of the left and right eyes of the individual.

    Treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

    公开(公告)号:US11504415B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-22

    申请号:US16095273

    申请日:2017-04-21

    Applicant: Stichting VUmc

    Abstract: The treatment of diastolic dysfunction in a subject and, in particular, compositions for use and methods in treating diastolic dysfunction are disclosed. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a composition for use comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a substance that increases the level and/or activity of a crystalline protein in cardiomyocytes of the subject. In particular, the composition for use according to the disclosure comprises a therapeutically effective amount of the alpha B crystalline protein. It was found that the composition for use is capable of treating diastolic dysfunction and diastolic heart disease in subjects with failing hearts that have a higher cardiomyocyte stiffness than controls. Particularly, addition of alpha B crystalline reduced the higher stiffness of failing cardiomyocytes to the level observed in control cardiomyocytes.

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