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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Louis R. Pasquale, Newton Highlands, MA (US);
Steven Brusie, Newton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/300 ;
Abstract
A method for assessing a patient's retinal function includes selecting a test site on a retina of the patient and stimulating the test site. In a healthy retina, this stimulation results in the generation of an entoptic signal, which is then detected. The method thus provides a simple test for detecting damage to retinal ganglion cells in glaucoma.