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US 7,803,153 B2Granted
Method for preventing myopia progression through identification and correction of optical aberrations
AssigneeNew England College of Optometry
InventorsFrank Thorn, Richard Held, Jane E. Gwiazda, Ji C. He
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Abstract
A method for at least one of preventing myopia and retarding the progression of myopia is provided. The method includes measuring optical aberrations in a human eye (42, 43, 44) and correcting the optical aberrations (46). Measuring optical aberrations (42, 43, 44) may include measuring wavefront aberrations (45) of parallel light rays entering the eye.
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A method for at least one of preventing myopia and retarding the progression of myopia, the method comprising:
- identifying a child prone to myopia on the basis of aberrations in an eye of the child;
- measuring optical aberrations in the child's eye;
- and
- impeding progression of myopia by correcting the optical aberrations.
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A method for at least one of preventing myopia and retarding the progression of myopia, the method comprising:
- screening for higher order aberrations in an eye of a child;
- measuring the aberrations in the eye;
- and
- impeding progression of myopia by correcting the aberrations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.