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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2009
Applicants:
Shuliang Jiao, Miami, FL (US);
Xiangrun Huang, Wellington, FL (US);
Robert W. Knighton, Duluth, MN (US);
Inventors:
Shuliang Jiao, Miami, FL (US);
Xiangrun Huang, Wellington, FL (US);
Robert W. Knighton, Duluth, MN (US);
Assignee:
University of Miami, Miami, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/14 (2006.01); A61K 31/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for analyzing and detecting early stage damage to the retina related to glaucoma. The reflectance of different wavelengths of light by the retinal nerve fiber layer are compared. Changes in relative reflectance values indicate damage to the retinal nerve fibers and indicate early glaucomatous optical neuropathy.