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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Benedetto Falsini, Rome, IT;
Giorgio Dorin, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Iridex Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 ;
Abstract
A method of monitoring and controlling the sub-threshold laser treatment of a patient's retina. Sensors are located on a patient to measure focal electroretinograms (FERG). A stimulating beam is delivered onto the patient's retina. A pre-treatment FERG signal is collected. Treatment FERG signals are collected while treating the retina with a sub-threshold laser treatment. A difference is determined between the pre-treatment and treatment FERG signals. The difference is used to control the termination of the treatment.