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US 8,708,496 B2Granted
Methods for imaging ocular devices using optical coherence tomography
AssigneeNovartis AG
InventorsYeming Gu, Rebeca Kyker Bowden, William Jordan Hall, Deborah J. Mulcahy, Yongxing Qiu, Benjamin David Sullivan, Robert Carey Tucker
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Abstract
Described herein are methods for imaging ocular devices. The methods generally involve (a) applying a scattering agent to the ocular device; and (b) imaging the ocular device using optical coherence tomography (OCT). The methods described herein provide useful structural information about the surface of the device with high sensitivity.
Claims13
A method for imaging an ocular device comprising:
- a. applying a scattering agent to the ocular device, wherein the scattering agent comprises a pigment;
- b. rinsing the device;
- c. submerging the device in a solution of water, saline, or a buffered solution;
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- d. imaging the ocular device using optical coherence tomography (OCT).
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