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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 10, 2012
Applicant:
Josef F. Bille, Heidelberg, DE;
Inventor:
Josef F. Bille, Heidelberg, DE;
Assignee:
Heidelberg Engineering GmbH, Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/58 (2006.01); A61B 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for predicting the onset of glaucoma uses a Finite Element Model (FEM) to obtain a response profile of the Optical Nerve Head (ONH) inside an eye. To do this, the FEM is programmed with data from first and second images of the ONH that are respectively taken at the beginning and the end of an imposed pressure differential (e.g. over a range of about 8kPa). The FEM is then subjected to a sequence of pressure increments and the resultant profile is compared with empirical data to predict an onset of glaucoma.