Patent · US Expired

Visual field perimetry on a small computer screen

US5565949A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 10, 1995
Grant dateOct 15, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 10, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B3/024
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A moving and changing fixation point allows visual field perimetry to be performed on the small screen of a laptop computer. A moving fixation point increases the effective area of the screen. A changing fixation point maintains the attention of the user and provides a method of monitoring fixation.

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