US 9,282,891 B2 · Monitoring intra ocular pressure using pattern and color changes

Abstract

A Device which enables a person to see for himself changes in Intra Ocular Pressure when he looks at his eye in the Mirror, in the routine course of everyday, as every one likes to see his Own face and eyes in the Mirror everyday. The device being Tiny and inserted surgically with minimum incision between Iris and Cornea, enables early indication of IOP in people with high risk of Glaucoma due to high blood pressure and genetic reasons and old age, the early indication enabling timely treatment before retinal damage. The device works on pattern changes due to pressure change which is compared with fixed background pattern and changes in spacing between lines of Diffraction grating and Hologram leading to color changes due to interference effect of light. Mirror with an area of concave surface and Magnifying device along with comparison Chart enables proper monitoring of drug efficacy.

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Dependent claims

A device to self monitor intra ocular pressure by a patient, comprising:

an ocular implant sized and dimensioned to be placed behind a cornea in the interior of an eye, and including an elastomeric layer;
and a pattern of spaced lines on the elastomeric layer forming a visible diffraction grating which changes color as the elastomeric layer together with the spaced lines are stretched due to increased intra ocular pressure, when the implant is located behind the cornea, to indicate a change in intra ocular pressure;
further including a device configured to display the eye containing the ocular implant to another eye of the patient, the device uses a mirror to reflect an image of the eye containing the ocular implant towards the other eye.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Monitoring intra ocular pressure using pattern and color changes

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Monitoring intra ocular pressure using pattern and color changes

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Abstract

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