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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2003
Michael A. Della Vecchia, Berwyn, PA (US);
Larry Donoso, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Mikhail A. Vorontsov, Laurel, MD (US);
Michael A. Della Vecchia, Berwyn, PA (US);
Larry Donoso, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Mikhail A. Vorontsov, Laurel, MD (US);
Philadelphia Retina Endowment Fund, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
The invention includes a method for clarifying an optical/digital image of an object to perform a procedure on an object having the steps of applying to the object a light beam formed of incoherent light and reflecting the applied incoherent light beam from the object to provide a reflected light beam and providing electrical signals representative of the reflected light beam. An image quality metric is determined in accordance with the electrical signals and an image is determined in accordance with the image quality metric. The procedure is performed in accordance with the image quality metric.