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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2009
Applicants:
Lang Zhuo, Singapore, SG;
Saravana Kumar, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Lang Zhuo, Singapore, SG;
Saravana Kumar, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/10 (2006.01); A61B 3/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/64 (2006.01); A61B 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/6486 (2013.01); A61B 3/1241 (2013.01); A61B 3/1225 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a method of monitoring retinopathy in a subject. The method involves measuring autofluorescence of a retina of the subject in response to high intensity blue light over a total time period to obtain an autofluorescence intensity profile. The autofluorescence intensity profile is processed to assess the retinopathy status of the retina.