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US 2019/0313898 A1Published application
Ophthalmoscope using natural pupil dilation
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsALEXANDROS KARARGYRIS, THOMAS G. ZIMMERMAN
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Abstract
An ophthalmic device having a single or dual compartment configuration selectively emits infrared and visible light beams onto one or a pair of target eyes. The device performs eye fundus imaging and aids in the detection of ailments as indicated by anomalies in the pupillary reflex.
Claims7
A method for examining a pair of target eyes of a patient using an apparatus, the method comprising:
- covering the pair of target eyes with one or a pair of external-light blocking eyepieces of the apparatus, the covering comprising positioning the pair of external-light blocking eyepieces in contact with the patient's face;
- monitoring pupil dilation of the target pairs of eyes for a period of time while the pair of external-light blocking eyepieces are in contact with the patient's face;
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- emitting, by a pair of light sources of the apparatus based on the monitoring, infrared light at the pair of target eyes;
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- detecting, using a pair of image sensors of the apparatus, infrared light reflected by the pair of target eyes in response to the emission of infrared light by the pair of light sources.
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