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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2017
Applicant:
Tearscience, Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Stephen M. Grenon, Durham, NC (US);
Scott Liddle, Raleigh, NC (US);
Donald R. Korb, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
TearScience, Inc., Morrisville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 3/10 (2006.01); A61B 3/14 (2006.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G01B 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/101 (2013.01); A61B 3/0025 (2013.01); A61B 3/14 (2013.01); G01B 11/06 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30041 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for peak detection and/or determining stabilization of an ocular tear film. Embodiments disclosed herein also include various image capturing and processing methods and related systems for providing various information about a patient's ocular tear film (e.g., the lipid and aqueous layers) and a patient's meibomian glands that can be used to analyze tear film layer thickness(es) (TFLT), and related characteristics as it relates to dry eye.