The Regents of the University of California (20240237897). HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY FOR FULLY-AUTOMATED OPHTHALMIC IMAGING simplified abstract
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HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY FOR FULLY-AUTOMATED OPHTHALMIC IMAGING
Organization Name
The Regents of the University of California
Inventor(s)
Iman Soltani Bozchalooi of Sacramento CA (US)
Parisa Emami-naeini of Sacramento CA (US)
HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY FOR FULLY-AUTOMATED OPHTHALMIC IMAGING - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240237897 titled 'HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY FOR FULLY-AUTOMATED OPHTHALMIC IMAGING
The disclosed patent application describes a wearable device in the form of a headset, such as a virtual reality (VR) headset, that includes a screen, a gaze tracker, and ophthalmic imaging modalities like optical coherence tomography and fundus imaging.
- The headset can display a movie on the screen to capture the patient's attention while capturing ocular images using the imaging modalities in an automated manner.
- The movie on the screen can control the patient's gaze, allowing the gaze tracker to track pupil movements.
- The tracked pupil positions help reposition the imaging modalities to capture images of different regions of the fundus/retina, enabling a widefield-of-view image reconstruction.
Potential Applications: - Medical diagnostics and monitoring of eye health - Research in ophthalmology and vision science - Training and education in ophthalmic imaging techniques
Problems Solved: - Streamlining the process of capturing ocular images - Enhancing patient engagement during imaging procedures - Improving the accuracy and efficiency of ophthalmic examinations
Benefits: - Automated and controlled ocular imaging - Enhanced patient experience during eye examinations - Comprehensive visualization of the fundus/retina
Commercial Applications: Title: "Innovative Ophthalmic Imaging Headset for Enhanced Eye Examinations" This technology can be utilized in ophthalmology clinics, research institutions, and medical training facilities to improve eye care services and advance ophthalmic imaging techniques.
Questions about the technology: 1. How does the gaze tracker in the headset enhance the imaging process? 2. What are the potential implications of using this technology in telemedicine for remote eye examinations?
Original Abstract Submitted
this disclosure provides a wearable device implemented as a headset such as a virtual reality (vr) headset comprising at least a screen, a gaze tracker, and either one or both the anterior segment or retinal optical coherence tomography and fundus imaging modalities. in some embodiments, the disclosed headset can display a movie on the screen to catch/hold the attention of a patient, and meanwhile capture ocular images of the patient using the ophthalmic imaging modalities in a fully-automated manner. while capturing ophthalmic images, the movie on the screen can cause the patient's gaze to move in various directions in a controllable manner. the gaze tracker can track the movements of the pupils of the patient. the tracked pupil positions can be used to reposition the ophthalmic imaging modalities to refocus and capture images of different regions of the fundus/retina, which allows a widefield-of-view image of the fundus/retina to be reconstructed.
