System for vision examination utilizing telemedicine
OwnerRichard Franz, John Weberinventors
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Abstract
The telemedicine method and system disclosed includes at least one remote exam module which in turn includes a plurality of optical devices configured to examine a patient's eye, and a controller for collecting and transmitting the examination data of the patient's eye. The information collected is transmitted via a communications link to a diagnostic center for analyzing the information collected at the remote exam module. The diagnostic center further maintains a database of patient records corresponding to the remotely collected examination information and an exam console for enabling a diagnosis based on the collected information.
Claims27
A telemedicine system comprising:
- at least one remote exam module including,
- a plurality of optical devices configured to examine a patient's eye, and a controller for collecting information from the plurality of optical devices and for controlling the examination of the patient's eye;
- a diagnostic center for analyzing the collected information;
- and
- a communications link for enabling communication and carrying the collected information between the diagnostic center and the at least one remote exam module;
- wherein the diagnostic center comprises,
- a database for maintaining records corresponding to the collected information, and
- an exam console for displaying images corresponding to the collected information.
A method of conducting eye examination from a remote location, comprising:
- obtaining a patient's health and visual history information from a remote database;
- conducting tests by using optical devices;
- collecting information corresponding to the tests and provided by the optical devices;
- and
- transmitting the collected information to a diagnostic center.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.