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US 6,145,991 AGranted
Rule based visual field autointerpretation system
AssigneesVirtual-Eye.com, Inc., Orincon Corp.
InventorsRichard J. McClure, Dariusz Wroblewski, R. Kemp Massengill
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Abstract
A system and method for automatically interpreting the results of visual field tests with a computer programmed to perform a continuously updated protocol derived from the interpretation of numerous visual field tests by experts in interpretation of visual field test results.
Claims17
A method for diagnosing a visual disorder in a patient, comprising:
- performance of visual field tests on a statistically significant number of data-base patients;
- interpretation of said visual field tests by at least three practitioners licensed to perform visual field test interpretation;
- codification of results of said interpretations of said visual field test results into a set of interpretive rules to establish a protocol for interpreting visual field test results;
- programming a computer to perform said protocol;
- performance of a visual field test on a visual field analyzer for diagnosis of a patient;
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- interpretation of results of said diagnostic visual field test by said computer performing said protocol.
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A method for diagnosing a visual disorder in a patient, comprising:
- performance of visual field tests on a statistically significant number of data-base patients;
- obtaining clinical histories of said data-base patients;
- compiling physical findings on said data-base patients;
- interpretation of said visual field tests, clinical histories, and physical findings by at least three practitioners licensed to perform visual field test interpretation;
- codification of results of said interpretations of said visual field test results to establish a protocol for interpreting visual field test results;
- programming a computer to perform said protocol;
- performance of a visual field test for diagnosis of a patient on a visual field analyzer at a location remote from the location of said computer;
- transmitting results of said diagnostic visual field test from said remote location to said computer via the Internet;
- interpretation of results of said diagnostic visual field test by said computer performing said protocol;
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- transmitting said interpretation of said results of said diagnostic visual field test to said remote location via the Internet.
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A system for diagnosing a visual disorder in a patient, comprising:
- a computer programmed to perform a protocol for interpreting visual field test results, said protocol being derived from codification by at least three pracitioners licenced to perform visual field test interpretation of a plurality of visual field test interpretations into a set of interpretive rules;
- a visual field analyzer at a location remote from the location of said computer;
- means for transmitting results of a diagnostic visual field test from said remote visual field analyzer to said computer via the Internet;
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- means for transmitting an interpretation of said results of said diagnostic visual field test to said remote location via the Internet.
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