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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 12, 1999
Mark R. Miehle, Del Mar, CA (US);
Keith Ignotz, Duluth, GA (US);
Ronald Banfiel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Nathan Morgan, San Diego, CA (US);
Bryan Moore, Carlsbad, CA (US);
VisMed, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A device and method for comparing and correlating two or more portions of similar or disparate test data allows a doctor or technician to easily diagnose and/or treat a condition or defect. A device or method embodying the invention can be used for diagnosing vision disorders by correlating visual sensitivity or acuity data to images or data corresponding to biological structures responsible for vision. Such a method allows a doctor to easily identify defects or conditions of a biological structure that causes a loss of vision. In one embodiment of the invention, optical sensitivity data and biological structure data may be stored in multiple data layers, and the data layers can be compared to one another to identify pattern matches between data layers. Similar methods can be used to compare and correlate any two or more types of similar or disparate types of test data. Also, combined presentations of two portions of data can be used to selectively apply treatment to a target tissue. For instance, a previously recorded image can be superimposed on a real-time image to help guide application of a treatment to the target tissue.