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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2001
Emmanuel Binnun, Jerusalem, IL;
Talia Technology Ltd., Harey Yehuda, IL;
Abstract
An apparatus for acquiring, analyzing and imaging retinal reflected data, comprises a combination of at least one digital fundus camera ( ) and a Retinal Thickness Analyzer (RTA) ( ). Using common optical, electrical and mechanical components, including an optical combiner unit ( ), allows for a peripheral illumination and centered image acquisition of the eye fundus by a fundus-camera, together with a lateral slit-illumination for sensing the retinal thickness by an off-center slit-camera ( ). Additionally to the optical combiner unit, said common components may include: (a) an objective lens ( ); (b) a reticulation element ( ) for providing a fixation target; (c) means ( ) for simultaneously focusing light beams of the RTA ( ) and of the fundus camera; (d) processor ( ) and displaying means ( ) for displaying images of the retina ( ), tailored from plurality of images acquired by the RTA and combined according to images acquired by the fundus camera; (e) an energy source ( ); (f) a control panel and package; (g) a mechanical support for positioning the patient's face.